The Methodology of Positive Economics: Reflections on the Milton Friedman Legacy
- ISBN-10
- 0521867010
- ISBN-13
- 9780521867016
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 363
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-05-28
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Uskali Mäki
Description
A team of world-renowned experts cast new light on Milton Friedman's 1953 essay 'The methodology of positive economics'.
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