Part I: Exchange Contracts and the Walrasian Paradigm -- 1. The Paradigm in the Philosophy of Science -- 2. The Walrasian Paradigm in Contemporary Economics -- 3. Basic Elements of an Exchange-Systematized Walrasian Paradigm -- 4. First Potential Applications of an Exchange-Systematized...

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