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A critical realist reply to Walters & Young

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In a contribution to this journal, Bernard Walters & David Young offer a brief sketch of critical realism and three objections to it. This reply starts with three points of clarification to their sketch before going on to tackle their objections.

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  • Steve Fleetwood, 2005. "A critical realist reply to Walters & Young," Review of Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(4), pages 587-600.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revpoe:v:17:y:2005:i:4:p:587-600
    DOI: 10.1080/09538250500253482
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