Bad Habits

This is the outline text of Peter Marsh's lecture to the Institute for Cultural Research at the King's Fund, London, November 17 2001.

Contents

Introduction

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

References

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In Praise of Bad Habits – References

ICR Lecture – November 17th 2001

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