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5 - Axioms and Principles for Understanding Human Conduct

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2019

Vernon L. Smith  and
Bart J. Wilson
Vernon L. Smith
Affiliation:
Chapman University, California
Bart J. Wilson
Affiliation:
Chapman University, California
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Humanomics
Moral Sentiments and the Wealth of Nations for the Twenty-First Century
 , pp. 67 - 80
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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