Theory and history: Seventeenth-century joint-stock chartered trading companies

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 916-924

  Carlos, Ann M ^a   Nicholas, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 4243509562     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700017526     Document Type: Review

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