Why are institutions the ‘carriers of history’?: Path dependence and the evolution of conventions, organizations and institutions
Author:
- Paul A. DavidPDPaul A. David
- 1 December 1994
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Structural Change and Economic Dynamics
- Vol. 5 (2) , 205-220
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