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The Demise of Capitalism?: Lessons from an Entropic Perspective on the Current Crises - Review of Robert Biel (2012) 'The Entropy of Capitalism'

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The Demise of Capitalism? Lessons from an Entropic Perspective on the Current Crises - Review of Robert Biel (2012) 'The Entropy of Capitalism'. / Tyfield, David.
In: Journal of Critical Realism, Vol. 12, No. 1, 01.2013, p. 112-128.

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Tyfield, D 2013, 'The Demise of Capitalism? Lessons from an Entropic Perspective on the Current Crises - Review of Robert Biel (2012) 'The Entropy of Capitalism'', Journal of Critical Realism, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 112-128. <http://essential.metapress.com/content/f148442u57449744/>

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Tyfield, D. (2013). The Demise of Capitalism? Lessons from an Entropic Perspective on the Current Crises - Review of Robert Biel (2012) 'The Entropy of Capitalism'. Journal of Critical Realism, 12(1), 112-128. http://essential.metapress.com/content/f148442u57449744/

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Tyfield D. The Demise of Capitalism? Lessons from an Entropic Perspective on the Current Crises - Review of Robert Biel (2012) 'The Entropy of Capitalism'. Journal of Critical Realism. 2013 Jan;12(1):112-128.

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Tyfield, David. / The Demise of Capitalism? Lessons from an Entropic Perspective on the Current Crises - Review of Robert Biel (2012) 'The Entropy of Capitalism'. In: Journal of Critical Realism. 2013 ; Vol. 12, No. 1. pp. 112-128.

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