A question of economics: Is it colonizing the social sciences?

Economy and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 403-425

  Fine, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History of economic thought; Interdisciplinary research; Rational choice; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001111440     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085149900000011     Document Type: Article

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