American institutionalism and its British connections

European Journal of the History of Economic Thought

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 291-323

  Rutherford, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

American institutional economics; English Welfare School; Fabian Society; Henry Clay; London School of Economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547740611     PISSN: 09672567     EISSN: 14695936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09672560701327984     Document Type: Article

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