Conceptualizing inequality and risk

Journal of the History of Economic Thought

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-93

  Persky, Joseph ^a   Bassett Jr , Gilbert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 33645140773     PISSN: 10538372     EISSN: 14699656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10427710500509789     Document Type: Article

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