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This 'state of the art'essay provides a comprehensive discussion of the Law and Finance
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How do firms combine a broad range of contract enforcement mechanisms into coherent
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why institutions must be central to a definition of capitalism, and what is the nature and role …

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'libertarian'and 'democratic'alternative to the statist socialism of the Fabians and the Soviet …