Viewpoint: The economics of hunter‐gatherer societies and the evolution of human characteristics
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DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2006.00351.x
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- Arthur Robson & Hillard Kaplan, 2006. "Viewpoint: The economics of hunter-gatherer societies and the evolution of human characteristics," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 39(2), pages 375-398, May.
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