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Economic selection and the role of government: Some lessons from evolutionary biology

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  • John Gowdy, 1993. "Economic selection and the role of government: Some lessons from evolutionary biology," Forum for Social Economics, Springer;The Association for Social Economics, vol. 22(2), pages 61-70, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:fosoec:v:22:y:1993:i:2:p:61-70
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02826157
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