Was Frank Knight an institutionalist?

Review of Political Economy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-77

  Asso, Pier Francesco ^a   Fiorito, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

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EID: 37749008572     PISSN: 09538259     EISSN: 14653982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09538250701661822     Document Type: Article

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