Misunderstanding classical economics: The sraffian interpretation of the surplus approach

History of Political Economy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages

  Blaug, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040468048     PISSN: 00182702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00182702-31-2-213     Document Type: Review

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