Reforming fisheries: Lessons from a self-selected cooperative

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-125

  Deacon, Robert T ^a   Parker, Dominic P ^b   Costello, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84879563984     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667864     Document Type: Article

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