The presntation for the lecture at Universidad Computense (Madrid 24-4-2019) can be downloaded from the following sites: https://www.academia.edu/38916945/CONCEPTS_OF_STRUCTURAL_CHANGE_MAINSTREAM_HETERODOX_AND_MARXIST_CONCEPTIONS_AND_THE_GREEK_CRISIS https://www.scribd.com/document/407446210/Concepts-of-Structural-Change-lecture-in-Universidad-Computense-Madrid-2019...
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