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Book Title: Economics As A Science Of Human Behaviour: Towards A New Soc...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.2in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Bruno S. Frey
Publication Name: Economics As a Science of Human Behaviour : Towards a New Social Science Paradigm
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication Year: 2013
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.2 Oz
Number of Pages: Xiii, 254 Pages
