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Eighteenth-Century Evolutionary Thought and its Relevance in the Age of Legislation

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  • Suri Ratnapala, 2001. "Eighteenth-Century Evolutionary Thought and its Relevance in the Age of Legislation," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 12(1), pages 51-75, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:copoec:v:12:y:2001:i:1:p:51-75
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1016681121137
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    1. Grajzl, Peter & Murrell, Peter, 2016. "A Darwinian theory of institutional evolution two centuries before Darwin?," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 131(PA), pages 346-372.

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