How community institutions create economic advantage: Jewish Diamond merchants in New York

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 383-420

  Richman, Barak D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33744736554     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: 17474469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2006.00015.x     Document Type: Article

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