What's the good of the market? An essay on Michael Sandel's what money can't buy

Journal of Economic Literature

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 478-495

  Besley, Timothy ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84879668436     PISSN: 00220515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jel.51.2.478     Document Type: Review

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