From the representative to the equilibrium firm: Why Marshall was not a Marshallian

The Economics of Alfred Marshall: Revisiting Marshall's Legacy

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 158-181

  Hart, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-230-00103-9     Document Type: Chapter

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