M-form hierarchy with poorly-diversified divisions: A case of Khrushchev's reform in Soviet Russia

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 95, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1550-1560

  Markevich, Andrei ^a,b   Zhuravskaya, Ekaterina ^a,c  

^a NEW ECONOMIC SCHOOL   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

Author keywords

Diversification; M form hierarchy; Soviet economy; Yardstick competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 81055157083     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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