Peer capitalism: Parallel relationships in the U.S. Economy

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1327-1366

  Zuckerman, Ezra W ^a,b   Sgourev, Stoyan V ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 33744980882     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499506     Document Type: Article

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