A precarious balance: Neoliberalism, crisis management, and the social implosion in Jamaica

Capital & Class

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 115-147

  Weis, Tony ^a  

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EID: 33646495283     PISSN: 03098168     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030981680508500116     Document Type: Article

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