Identity and individual economic agents: A narrative approach

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-94

  Davis, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Individual identity; Individuals; Korsgaard; Livet; Personal identity; Social identity; Social scaffolding

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649108782     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: 14701162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346760802431009     Document Type: Article

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