Attributions of responsibility: Rural neoliberalism and farmers’ explanations of the australian rural crisis

Rural Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-111

  Halpin, Darren ^a   Guilfoyle, Andrew ^b  

^a Central Queensland University   (Ireland)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33749405073     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.351.14.2.93     Document Type: Article

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