Carolina QuotesBefore attempting to determine the effect of institutions, it is necessary to consider the inherent circumstances, constraints, and impelling forces at work in the environment within which the institutional mechanisms function.
Thomas Sowell Carolinian
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Ch. 2 : Decision-Making Processes
- work
- Knowledge and Decisions (1980; 1996)
- year
- 1980
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