Libertarianism against economism: How economists misunderstand voters, and why libertarians should care

Independent Review

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 539-563

  Caplan, B ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; ECONOMIC THEORY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035031447     PISSN: 10861653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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