Critical realism and the Austrian paradox

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 517-530

  Martin, Adam ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Austrian Economics; Critical realism; Heterodox economics; Social ontology

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 65549169856     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/ben051     Document Type: Article

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