Neoliberal transformation in Colombia's goldfields: Development strategy or capitalist imperialism?

Labour, Capital and Society

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-118

  O'Connor, Dermot ^a   Montoya, Juan Pablo Bohórquez ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; IMPERIALISM; MINING; NEOLIBERALISM; STATE ROLE;

COLOMBIA; SANTANDER [COLOMBIA]; TOLIMA;

EID: 79957825512     PISSN: 07061706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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