Optimality and authority: A critique of neoclassical theory

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 795-816

  Marks, Gary ^a   Hooghe, Liesbet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 23044523687     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5965.00265     Document Type: Article

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