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Book Title: Policy Analysis And Economics: Developments, Tensions, Prosp...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
Author: David L. Weimer
Publication Name: Policy Analysis and Economics : Developments, Tensions, Prospects
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication Year: 2012
Series: Recent Economic Thought Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12.4 Oz
Number of Pages: XIX Exotic Alloys, 213 Pages
