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‘History Friendly’ Models of Industrial Evolution: An Overview

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Orsenigo, L. (2005). ‘History Friendly’ Models of Industrial Evolution: An Overview. In: De Gijsel, P., Schenk, H. (eds) Multidisciplinary Economics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26259-8_15

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