Information, chance, and evolution: Alchian and the economics of self-organization

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 427-443

  De Vany, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030538821     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1996.tb01387.x     Document Type: Article

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