A critical realist interpretation of evolutionary growth theorising

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 861-880

  Castellacci, Fulvio ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS NUPI   (Norway)

Author keywords

Critical realism; Economic growth; Evolutionary economics; Innovation

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC THEORY; INNOVATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH;

EID: 34548283639     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bel028     Document Type: Article

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