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Hans Opschoor, J.B. (2002). Towards an Evolutionary Economic Approach to Sustainable Development. In: FitzGerald, V. (eds) Social Institutions and Economic Development. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48159-6_3

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