The structuralist view of economic theories: A review essay: The Case of General Equilibrium in Particular

Economics and Philosophy

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1985, Pages 303-335

  Hands, D Wade ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

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EID: 84958444427     PISSN: 02662671     EISSN: 14740028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266267100002558     Document Type: Review

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