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Book Title: Evolutionary Theory Of Economic Change
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 1985
Subject: Economic History, Development / Economic Development, Economics / General
Item Height: 1 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 25.8 Oz
Item Length: 9.3 in
Subject Area: Business & Economics
Author: Richard R. Nelson, Sidney G. Winter
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
