Theorizing the "Third sphere": A critique of the persistence of the "economistic fallacy"

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1045-1078

  Adaman, Fikret ^a,b   Madra, Yahya M ^c  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0036921903     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2002.11506535     Document Type: Review

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