A growth puzzle: Fire insurance and the economic development of Great Britain, 1700-1850;Ein Wachstumsrätsel: Feuerversicherung und die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Großbritanniens 1700-1850

Zeitschrift fur Unternehmensgeschichte

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 218-234

  Pearson, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4243579408     PISSN: 03422852     EISSN: 23672293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/zug-1999-0207     Document Type: Review

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