'You know, Ernest, the rich are different from you and me': A comment on Clark's a Farewell to Alms

European Review of Economic History

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-148

  Mccloskey, Deirdre N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 48749110560     PISSN: 13614916     EISSN: 14740044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1361491608002189     Document Type: Note

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