The identity of capitalists and the legitimacy of capitalism: Sri Lanka since independence

Development and Change

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 331-366

  Moore, Mick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SECTOR; CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC POLICY; POLITICS;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0031449907     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7660.00045     Document Type: Article

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