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W. Walker Hanlon: The laissez-faire experiment—why Britain embraced and then abandoned small government, 1800–1914

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  • Geoffrey M. Hodgson, 2025. "W. Walker Hanlon: The laissez-faire experiment—why Britain embraced and then abandoned small government, 1800–1914," Business Economics, Palgrave Macmillan;National Association for Business Economics, vol. 60(1), pages 46-48, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:buseco:v:60:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1057_s11369-024-00383-1
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