Structural change and neoliberalism in Mexico: 'Passive revolution' in the global political economy

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 631-653

  Morton, Adam David ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 3342915184     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: 13602241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143659032000105795     Document Type: Article

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