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Book Title: Economics As A Science Of Human Behaviour: Towards A New Soc...
Item Length: 9.4in
Item Width: 6.3in
Author: Bruno S. Frey
Publication Name: Economics As a Science of Human Behaviour : Towards a New Social Science Paradigm
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Revised
Publisher: Springer
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 29.6 Oz
Number of Pages: Xiii, 249 Pages
