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Peak Oil, Secular Stagnation, and the Quest for Sustainability

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Hall, C.A.S., Klitgaard, K. (2018). Peak Oil, Secular Stagnation, and the Quest for Sustainability. In: Energy and the Wealth of Nations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66219-0_22

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