The economics of identity and the identity of economics?

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-191

  Fine, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economics Imperialism; Identity in Economics; Recent Developments in Economics

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT THEORY; ECONOMIC THEORY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; POST-MODERNISM;

EID: 62549089783     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/ben036     Document Type: Article

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