Craft guilds in the pre-modern economy: A discussion

Economic History Review

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 155-174

  Epstein, S R ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 37849030200     PISSN: 00130117     EISSN: 14680289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0289.2007.00411.x     Document Type: Note

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