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Being an entrepreneur and feeling vulnerable: Encountering fragility in the construction business in the North of Italy

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Being an entrepreneur and feeling vulnerable : Encountering fragility in the construction business in the North of Italy. / Sischarenco, Elena.

In: Research in Economic Anthropology, Vol. 38, 14.12.2018, p. 55-78.

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Sischarenco, E 2018, 'Being an entrepreneur and feeling vulnerable: Encountering fragility in the construction business in the North of Italy', Research in Economic Anthropology, vol. 38, pp. 55-78. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0190-128120180000038004

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Sischarenco, E. (2018). Being an entrepreneur and feeling vulnerable: Encountering fragility in the construction business in the North of Italy. Research in Economic Anthropology, 38, 55-78. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0190-128120180000038004

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Sischarenco E. Being an entrepreneur and feeling vulnerable: Encountering fragility in the construction business in the North of Italy. Research in Economic Anthropology. 2018 Dec 14;38:55-78. doi: 10.1108/S0190-128120180000038004

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Sischarenco, Elena. / Being an entrepreneur and feeling vulnerable : Encountering fragility in the construction business in the North of Italy. In: Research in Economic Anthropology. 2018 ; Vol. 38. pp. 55-78.

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