American economic reform in the progressive era: Its foundational beliefs and their relation to eugenics

History of Political Economy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-141

  Leonard, Thomas C ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 64149122392     PISSN: 00182702     EISSN: 15271919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00182702-2008-040     Document Type: Article

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