Economics as a polymorphic discursive construct: Heterodoxy and pluralism

On the Horizon

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 239-252

  Pilkington, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Critical discourse; Economics; Heterodox economics; Language for specific purposes; Languages; Orthodoxy; Pluralism; Specialized meaning; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865110444     PISSN: 10748121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10748121211256838     Document Type: Article

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