Big guys eat big cakes: Firm size and contracting in urban and rural areas

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-26

  Bel, Germà ^a   Fageda, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 79952522229     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10967494.2011.547746     Document Type: Article

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