Two conceptions of economics and maximisation

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 759-774

  Crespo, Ricardo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Definition of economics; Definition of maximisation; Relation with other social sciences

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RATIONALIZATION;

EID: 84880644813     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bes076     Document Type: Article

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