On the tyranny of numbers: East Asian miracles in world perspective

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No ₅₆₉ _{ISSN 0104-8910}

On the tyranny of numbers: East Asian

miracles in world perspective

Pedro Cavalcanti Ferreira, Samuel de Abreu Pessoa, Fernando A. Veloso

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