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The rules of abstraction

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  • Douglas Whitman, 2009. "The rules of abstraction," The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer;Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, vol. 22(1), pages 21-41, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revaec:v:22:y:2009:i:1:p:21-41
    DOI: 10.1007/s11138-008-0064-2
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    1. Mario J. Rizzo, 2021. "Abstract rules for complex systems," European Journal of Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 52(2), pages 209-227, December.

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    Keywords

    Abstraction; Spontaneous order; Rules; Law; Language; Etiquette; B53; K0; Z1;
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    JEL classification:

    • B53 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Austrian
    • K0 - Law and Economics - - General
    • Z1 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics

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