Social work and economics differ because

a. the competitive marketplace of economics is not compatible with the values of social work
b. social workers are women and economists are men
c. social work emphasizes cost/benefits and economics emphasizes economies of scale
d. the analytics of social work are greater than the analytics of economics
e. there is no difference


ANSWER: a

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