Politics grease the wheels of business.

R.H. Tawney

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Topic

Political corruption Business Politics

Author

R.H. Tawney

Source

Business and Politics under James 1

Genre

Biography

Language

English

Time

1958 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Socialist Historian Writer

From

India Asia

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Citation

Tawney, R. H. Business and Politics under James I. Cambridge University Press, 1958.

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