De Soto's the Mystery of Capital: Reflections on the book's public impact

International Development Planning Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Gilbert, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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LITERATURE REVIEW; TEXTBOOK;

EID: 84861678630     PISSN: 14746743     EISSN: 14783401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/idpr.2012.15     Document Type: Review

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