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Original Articles

Anglican Social Thought and the Shaping of Political Economy in Britain: Joseph Butler, Josiah Tucker, William Paley and Edmund Burke

Pages 26-45 | Received 26 Jan 2016, Accepted 26 Apr 2017, Published online: 11 Jul 2017

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