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The invisible hand in economics: How economists explain unintended social consequences, N. Emrah Aydinonat, Routledge, 2008, xvi + 258 pages.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2009

Anna Alexandrova
Anna Alexandrova*
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University of Missouri – Saint Louis
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Economics & Philosophy , Volume 25 , Issue 3: Economics and Philosophy on Ambiguity Aversion , November 2009 , pp. 371 - 378
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