From philanthropy to altruism: Incorporating unselfish behavior into economics, 1961-1975

History of Political Economy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-46

  Fontaine, Philippe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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EID: 34047202979     PISSN: 00182702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00182702-2006-023     Document Type: Article

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