Modern slavery, global capitalism & deproletarianisation in West Africa

Review of African Political Economy

Volumn 32, Issue 106, 2005, Pages 521-534

  Manzo, Kate ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; CHILD LABOR; HUMAN RIGHTS; SLAVE;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 31144462401     PISSN: 03056244     EISSN: 17401720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03056240500467013     Document Type: Article

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