The Surplus Interpretation of the Classical Economists

A Companion to the History of Economic Thought

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 167-183

  Kurz, Heinz D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Circular flow; Classical economists; Labor; Physical real cost; Surplus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889822568     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470999059.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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