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The British Navy Rules: Monitoring and Incompatible Incentives in the Age of Fighting Sail

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  • Allen, Douglas W., 2002. "The British Navy Rules: Monitoring and Incompatible Incentives in the Age of Fighting Sail," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 39(2), pages 204-231, April.
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