Rationality, comparability and maximization

Economics and Philosophy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 141-156

  Qizilbash, Mozaffar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 24144472314     PISSN: 02662671     EISSN: 14740028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266267102001116     Document Type: Article

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