Labor market underpinnings of a caste economy: Foiling the coase theorem

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 385-394

  Scoville, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 33750217628     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1996.tb02636.x     Document Type: Article

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