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Business-government relations and national economic models: A review and future research directions in varieties of capitalism and beyond

Niall G. MacKenziea Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Andrew Perchardb Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UKView further author information
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Christopher Millerc Economic & Social History, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UKView further author information
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Neil Forbesd Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Coventry University, Coventry, UKView further author information
Pages 1239-1252 | Published online: 19 May 2021

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