Sraffa and the assumption of constant returns to scale: A critique of Samuelson and Etula

Contributions to Political Economy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-70

  Sinha, Ajit ^a  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

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EID: 34548183375     PISSN: 02775921     EISSN: 14643588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cpe/bzm013     Document Type: Article

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