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How Economics Became a Mathematical Science. E. Roy Weintraub
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Author: E. Roy WeintraubPublished Date: 28 May 2002
Publisher: Duke University Press
Original Languages: English
Format: Paperback::328 pages
ISBN10: 0822328712
ISBN13: 9780822328711
Publication City/Country: North Carolina, United States
Filename: how-economics-became-a-mathematical-science.pdf
Dimension: 156x 235x 23.62mm::544.31g
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