Between 'marx and markets'? The state, the 'left turn' and nature in Ecuador

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 150-163

  Arsel, Murat ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Development; Ecuador; Nature; Post neoliberalism; State

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858642966     PISSN: 0040747X     EISSN: 14679663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9663.2012.00709.x     Document Type: Article

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