Polarities between naturalism and non-naturalism in contemporary economics: An overview

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1077-1104

  Beed, Clive ^a,b   Beed, Cara ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0030371226     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.1996.11505866     Document Type: Review

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