The globalization of neoliberalism, its consequences, and some of its basic alternatives

Capitalism, Nature, Socialism

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 94-117

  von Werlhof, Claudia ^a  

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COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); GLOBAL ECONOMY; GLOBALIZATION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; NEOLIBERALISM; PROFITABILITY;

EID: 51549088778     PISSN: 10455752     EISSN: 15483290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10455750802348903     Document Type: Article

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2. Thanks to Gabriel Kuhn for translating this from German.
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