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Why Economics cannot Explain the Modern World

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  • Deirdre Nansen McCloskey, 2013. "Why Economics cannot Explain the Modern World," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 89, pages 8-22, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ecorec:v:89:y:2013:i::p:8-22
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