How useful is generalized Darwinism as a framework to study competition and industrial evolution?

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 511-527

  Buenstorf, Guido ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Descent; Pre entry experience; Routines; Spin offs; Universal Darwinism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750480565     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-006-0035-3     Document Type: Article

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