The Economic Agent: Not Human, But Important

Philosophy of Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 691-735

  Ross, Don ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-51676-3.50023-3     Document Type: Chapter

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