The enterprise “model” of organized crime: Assessing theoretical propositions*

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 403-430

  Liddick, Don ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

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EID: 85024013295     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829900094191     Document Type: Article

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