Declarations of dependence: Labour, personhood, and welfare in Southern Africa

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 223-242

  Ferguson, James ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84877085848     PISSN: 13590987     EISSN: 14679655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9655.12023     Document Type: Article

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