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In the title suggested for this paper by the Recorder of Section F the most significant component seems to be the question mark at the end: ‘… Progress?’
This paper, in an abbreviated form, was delivered on 2 September 1981 at one of the special Symposia held to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at York.
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Hutchison, T. (1983). From ‘Dismal Science’ to ‘Positive Economics’ — a Century-and-a-Half of Progress?. In: Wiseman, J. (eds) Beyond Positive Economics?. British Association for the Advancement of Science. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16992-4_12
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