Ayres, technology and technical objects

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 641-660

  Lawson, Clive ^a  

^a GIRTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ayres; Technical and social objects; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349197820     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624430304     Document Type: Article

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