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THE MYTHOLOGY OF CAPITAL OR OF STATIC EQUILIBRIUM? THE BÖHM-BAWERK/CLARK CONTROVERSY

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AVI J. COHEN
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Journal of the History of Economic Thought , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , June 2008 , pp. 151 - 171
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