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Book Title: Rethinking Capitalism: Community And Responsibility In Busin...
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Publication Name: Rethinking Capitalism : Community and Responsibility in Business
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2009
Subject: Business Ethics, General, Management
Item Weight: 22.7 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.5 in
Subject Area: Business & Economics
Author: Rogene Buchholz
Item Width: 7.4 in
Series: Routledge Studies in Business Ethics Ser.
Format: Hardcover
