Soccer ball production for nike in Pakistan

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 43, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 57-64

  Siegmann, Karin Astrid ^a  

^a Sustainable Development Policy Institute Islamabad   (Pakistan)

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EID: 74549176029     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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