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Between labor and capital

Pat Walker
- 01 Mar 1981 - 
- Vol. 10, Iss: 2, pp 283
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This article is published in Contemporary Sociology.The article was published on 1981-03-01. It has received 98 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Physical capital & Capital (economics).

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