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“Social utility” and government transfers of wealth: An Austrian perspective

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Osterfeld, D. “Social utility” and government transfers of wealth: An Austrian perspective. Rev Austrian Econ 2, 79–95 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01539300

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