Jealous monopolists? British banks and responses to the Macmillan gap during the 1930s

Enterprise and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 881-919

  Scott, Peter ^a,b   Newton, Lucy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38849143192     PISSN: 14672227     EISSN: 14672235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/es/khm104     Document Type: Conference Paper

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