Generalizing Darwinism to social evolution: Some early attempts

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 899-914

  Hodgson, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29844446481     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2005.11506859     Document Type: Review

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