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Book Title: Rationality And Explanation In Economics
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Rationality and Explanation in Economics
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: General, Economics / General, Movements / Rationalism, Economics / Theory
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 15.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Business & Economics, Philosophy
Author: Maurice Lagueux
Item Length: 6.1 in
Item Width: 9.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
