Evolutionary concepts in relation to evolutionary economics

The Evolutionary Foundations of Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 391-430

  Metcalfe, J Stanley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84927964054     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511492297.012     Document Type: Chapter

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