Another ‘Great Transformation’ or Common Ruin?

Theory, Culture & Society

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-151

  Smart, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capitalism; communist hypothesis; economic growth; environment; financial crisis; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455244057     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263276410396878     Document Type: Article

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