The incentive limits of firms: A comparative institutional assessment of bureaucracy
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- Oliver E. Williamson, 1986. "The Incentive Limits of Firms: A Comparative Institutional Assessment of Bureaucracy," International Economic Association Series, in: Bela Balassa & Herbert Giersch (ed.), Economic Incentives, chapter 7, pages 204-237, Palgrave Macmillan.
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