Realism, theory, and individualism in the work of carl menger

Review of Social Economy

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 445-464

  Lawson, Clive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carl menger; Critical realism; Individualism; Realism; Theorizing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011494856     PISSN: 00346764     EISSN: 14701162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00346769600000028     Document Type: Article

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