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Human Capital Accumulation and the Expansion of Women's Property Rights 人力资本积累与妇女产权扩张

LSN: Other Law & Society: Private Law - Property (Topic) Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1117650

Sharon Tennyson, D. Lueck, R. Geddes

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