Towards a reconsideration of social evolution: Symbiosis and its implications for economics

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-105

  Watkins, John P ^a  

^a WESTMINSTER COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0032398626     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.1998.11506013     Document Type: Review

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