Logistics, market size, and giant plants in the early twentieth century: A global view

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-79

  Hannah, Leslie ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC HISTORY; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; GLOBALIZATION; LOGISTICS; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 40349116607     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050708000028     Document Type: Article

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