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Prior Commitment and Uncertainty in Complex Economic Systems: Reinstating History in the Core of Economic Analysis

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  • John Foster, 2017. "Prior Commitment and Uncertainty in Complex Economic Systems: Reinstating History in the Core of Economic Analysis," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 64(4), pages 392-418, September.
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