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Taking risks and containing competition: diversification and oligopoly in the fire insurance markets of the north of England during the early nineteenth century

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  • Robin Pearson, 1993. "Taking risks and containing competition: diversification and oligopoly in the fire insurance markets of the north of England during the early nineteenth century," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 46(1), pages 39-64, February.
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    1. M.A. Utton, 1979. "Diversification and Competition," National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, vol. 89(1), pages 53-55, August.
    2. Howe, Anthony, 1984. "The Cotton Masters 1830-1860," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780198218944.
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    3. Robin Pearson & David Richardson, 2003. "Business networking in the industrial revolution: riposte to some comments," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 56(2), pages 362-368, May.
    4. Robin Pearson, 2002. "Growth, crisis and change in the insurance industry: a retrospect," Accounting History Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(3), pages 487-504.

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