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Marshallian and Schumpeterian theories of economic evolution: Gradualism versus punctualism

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    Akhtar A. Awan

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The author is indebted to John Whitaker, Anthony Coates and Peter Thall for their useful comments and criticisms. Any inadequacies are, of course, the author's.

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Awan, A.A. Marshallian and Schumpeterian theories of economic evolution: Gradualism versus punctualism. Atlantic Economic Journal 14, 37–49 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02303213

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