The confused state of complexity economics: An ontological explanation

New Economic Windows

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages 33-53

  Perona, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

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EID: 84874565493     PISSN: 2039411X     EISSN: 20394128     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-0534-1_2     Document Type: Article

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