Conceptualizing professionalism: Why economics needs sociology

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 977-998

  Roberts, Jennifer ^a   Dietrich, Michael ^a  

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EID: 0040914207     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1999.tb03404.x     Document Type: Article

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