Family structure, institutions, and growth: The origins and implications of western corporations

American Economic Review

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 308-312

  Greif, Avner ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33744551504     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282806777212602     Document Type: Conference Paper

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