The trade-off between rigor and relevance: Sraffian economics as a case in point

History of Political Economy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-247

  Blaug, Mark ^a  

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EID: 67650576040     PISSN: 00182702     EISSN: 15271919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00182702-2009-001     Document Type: Article

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