Constraints on the evolution of social institutions and their implications for information flow

Journal of Institutional Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 345-371

  Dunbar, R I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84859856111     PISSN: 17441374     EISSN: 17441382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744137410000366     Document Type: Article

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