On the problem of formalism in economics

Ontology and Economics: Tony Lawson and His Critics

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 175-188

  Hodgson, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84909022021     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203888773     Document Type: Chapter

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