The price is wrong: Causes and consequences of ethical restraint of trade

Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-114

  Leonard, Thomas C ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Coercion; Commodification; Consent; Gift relationship; Illegal market; Inalienability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858455636     PISSN: 11456396     EISSN: 21531552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1145-6396.1130     Document Type: Article

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