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Limited Liability and the Existence of Share Tenancy

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  • Kaushik Basu, 1989. "Limited Liability and the Existence of Share Tenancy," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-1989-061, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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