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For instance M. Abramovitz, Economics of Growth, in “A Survey of Contemporary Economics”, Volume II (Homewood, Ill. 1952) pleads (pp. 176–178) that “the economics of growth is ...... the field of work in which the dependence of economics upon its sister sciences appears in a supreme degree”.
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The author wishes to thank M. H. Ekker, H. W. Singer and J. Tinbergen for encouraging suggestions and criticisms. Any mistakes that remain are his responsibility.
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Kaufmann, J. Economic theory, economic policy and the need for an interdisciplinary approach to problems of the economic development of underdeveloped areas. De Economist 107, 81–90 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02192691
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