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This book hinges on three main themes: the dichotomy between means and ends in the acquisition of wealth; the transformation of an economic concept with regard to the profound changes that at times broke the continuity of social processes; and the eternal rivalry between cultures and visions, as nations rose and declined. Such different planes, having continually interwoven with each other throughout history, must be included in our narrative account.
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Boldizzoni, F. (2008). Introduction. In: Means and Ends. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230584143_1
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