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If you want to address such an ambitious question as that on the differences and similarities between economic and ecological theory it might be necessary to start with a statement on personal perspectives. Of course there is nothing like a homogeneous body of theory, in either economics or ecology, that can be compared. There is also no such thing as a single objective outsiders elevated judgement.
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Svedin, U. (1985). Economic and ecological theory: differences and similarities. In: Hall, D.O., Myers, N., Margaris, N.S. (eds) Economics of ecosystems management. Tasks for vegetation science, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5502-8_4
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