Title: Contracting Practices in Bulk Shipping Markets: A Transactions Cost Explanation
Abstract: Previous article No AccessContracting Practices in Bulk Shipping Markets: A Transactions Cost ExplanationStephen Craig PirrongStephen Craig PirrongPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Law and Economics Volume 36, Number 2Oct., 1993 Sponsored by The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and The University of Chicago Law School Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/467303 Views: 19Total views on this site Citations: 103Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1993 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Atiq W. 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