Eurosclerosis and the sclerosis of objectivity: On the role of values among economic policy experts

Economic Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 439, 1996, Pages 1727-1746

  Korpi, Walter ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0001604324     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2235214     Document Type: Article

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