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R. W. Shaw, Product Proliferation in Characteristics Space: The UK Fertiliser Industry, The Journal of Industrial Economics, Vol. 31, No. 1/2, Symposium on Spatial Competition and the Theory of Differentiated Markets (Sep. - Dec., 1982), pp. 69-91
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