Economics Confronts the Economy
- ISBN-10
- 1781958769
- ISBN-13
- 9781781958766
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 396
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-05-25
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing
- Author
- Philip A. Klein
Description
Takes a look at contemporary economic analysis, and presents a view of the state of economics.
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