Between social science and social technology: Toward a philosophical foundation for post-communist transformation studies

Philosophy of the Social Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 459-487

  Pickel, Andreas ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0008714647     PISSN: 00483931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004839310103100401     Document Type: Article

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