Economics, sociology, and the "professional complex": Talcott parsons and the critique of orthodox economics

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-160

  Holmwood, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33644981062     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: 15367150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2006.00445.x     Document Type: Review

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