Confucian constraints on property rights

Confucianism for the Modern World

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 218-235

  Bell, Daniel A ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 33845431684     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511509964.011     Document Type: Chapter

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