Two rhetorical strategies of laissez-faire

Journal of Economic Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 341-357

  Denis, Andy ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Holism; Invisible hand; Laissez faire; Ontology; Reductionism; Rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544227181     PISSN: 1350178X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350178042000252983     Document Type: Conference Paper

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