The Theory of Monopolistic Competition: E.H. Chamberlin's Influence on Industrial Organisation Theory over Sixty Years

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 34-54

  Rothschild, R ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 71849118981     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb002641     Document Type: Review

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