The effect of absentee ownership on local employment change

Sociological Focus

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 385-407

  Beck, Frank D ^a   Humphrey, Craig R ^b   Firebaugh, Glenn ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85010612822     PISSN: 00380237     EISSN: 21621128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2000.10571176     Document Type: Article

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