A new double movement? Anthropological perspectives on property in the age of neoliberalism

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 287-318

  Hann, Chris ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Culture; Economic change; Neo liberalism; Property rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547107318     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: 1475147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwl027     Document Type: Review

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