Guilds, efficiency, and social capital: Evidence from German proto-industry

Economic History Review

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 286-333

  Ogilvie, Sheilagh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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ECONOMIC HISTORY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 7444226496     PISSN: 00130117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0289.2004.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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