Introduction: Cleaners and the dirty work of neoliberalism

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Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 425-434

  Herod, Andrew ^a   Aguiar, Luis L M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 33748150440     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0066-4812.2006.00587.x     Document Type: Editorial

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