New points of production: Homework and shoemaking in Asia

New Solutions

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 301-318

  Markkanen, Pia ^a   Levenstein, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 36549042360     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/X28H-Y3BN-XFHV-5J4E     Document Type: Article

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