Why should economists study the history of economic thought?

European Journal of the History of Economic Thought

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 296-309

  Roncaglia, Alessandro ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

economic method; economics; History of economic thought

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889781287     PISSN: 09672567     EISSN: 14695936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10427719600000027     Document Type: Article

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