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Research Note

A case of brideprice in a Zapotec village in Oaxaca, Mexico: anomaly or contribution to evolving economic theory?

Pages 131-138 | Received 13 Nov 2013, Accepted 10 Feb 2014, Published online: 19 Jan 2015

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