The Fire of Truth: A Remembrance of Law and Economics at Chicago, 1932-1970

@article{Kitch1983TheFO,
  title={The Fire of Truth: A Remembrance of Law and Economics at Chicago, 1932-1970},
  author={Edmund W. Kitch},
  journal={The Journal of Law and Economics},
  year={1983},
  volume={26},
  pages={163 - 234}
}
  • E. Kitch
  • Published 1 April 1983
  • Economics
  • The Journal of Law and Economics
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