Firm size diversity, functional richness, and resilience

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 533-551

  Garmestani, Ahjond S ^a   Allen, Craig R ^b   Mittelstaedt, John D ^a   Stow, Craig A ^c   Ward, William A ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 33746076717     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X06003081     Document Type: Article

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