Cities on edge: Smuggling and neoliberal policies at the Iguazú triangle

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-183

  Aguiar, José Carlos G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Borders; Ciudad del Este; Foz do Igua u; Neoliberalism; Sacoleiros; Smuggling

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; INFORMAL SECTOR; MICROENTERPRISE; NEOLIBERALISM; SMUGGLING; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE POLICY;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; PARAGUAY;

EID: 84864001294     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: 14679493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.2012.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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