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HOW CREDIT INSTITUTIONS LOOK AT SOCIETY

Economics, sociology, and the problem of social reflexivity reconsidered

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Pages 509-533 | Received 09 May 2010, Accepted 27 Feb 2011, Published online: 13 Jun 2011

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