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The Tragic Science: How Economists Cause Harm (even as They Aspire to Do Good). George F. DeMartino. University of Chicago Press. xi + 265 pages

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The Tragic Science: How Economists Cause Harm (even as They Aspire to Do Good). George F. DeMartino. University of Chicago Press. xi + 265 pages

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2023

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Economics & Philosophy , Volume 39 , Issue 3 , November 2023 , pp. 522 - 527
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