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The process and a simple logic of ‘meso’. Emergence and the co-evolution of institutions and group size

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  • Wolfram Elsner, 2010. "The process and a simple logic of ‘meso’. Emergence and the co-evolution of institutions and group size," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 20(3), pages 445-477, June.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s00191-009-0158-4
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