Uncontrolled Land Development and the Duration of the Depression in the United States

The Journal of Economic History

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 785-805

  Field, Alexander James ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84974029234     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700011906     Document Type: Article

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