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| Title | The Character and Logical Method of Political Economy |
| Author | John Elliott Cairnes |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Macmillan and Company, 1875 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 3 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 229 pages |
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