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Property, possession and knowledge 财产，占有和知识

Institutions and Evolution of Capitalism Pub Date : 2016-12-01 DOI: 10.4337/9781785365003.00020

Ugo Pagano

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Institutions are neither autistic maximizers nor flocks of birds: self-organization, power and learning in human organizations 机构既不是自闭的最大化者，也不是一群鸟:人类组织中的自我组织、权力和学习

Institutions and Evolution of Capitalism Pub Date : 2016-02-11 DOI: 10.4337/9781785365003.00022

G. Dosi, L. Marengo, A. Nuvolari

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The ubiquity of habits and routines and their contribution to management theory 习惯和惯例的普遍性及其对管理理论的贡献

Institutions and Evolution of Capitalism Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4337/9781785365003.00028

Markus C. Becker

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Dissembling nature, elusive economy 掩饰自然，难以捉摸的经济

Institutions and Evolution of Capitalism Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4337/9781785365003.00012

Philip Mirowski

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Cultural evolution, group selection and downward causation 文化进化、群体选择和向下因果关系

Institutions and Evolution of Capitalism Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4337/9781785365003.00026

V. Vanberg

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Dimensionalizing institutions Dimensionalizing机构

Institutions and Evolution of Capitalism Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4337/9781785365003.00017

C. Ménard

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Generalized Darwinism, routines and morality 概括达尔文主义，惯例和道德

Institutions and Evolution of Capitalism Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4337/9781785365003.00027

J. Vromen

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