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Издател: Timbro AB
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The Elusive Quest for Growth
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Издател: The MIT Press
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Издател: Wordsworth Editions Ltd.
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Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
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Издател: Signet
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The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
Издател: Bantam Classics
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