Charles Babbage's influence on the development of alfred marshall's theory of the firm

Journal of the History of Economic Thought

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 479-490

  Niman, Neil B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 57349178972     PISSN: 10538372     EISSN: 14699656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1053837208000448     Document Type: Article

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