Wal-mart, leisure, and culture

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 450-461

  Carden, Art ^a   Courtemanche, Charles ^b  

^a RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 70350451892     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2009.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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