Making things in a high-dollar Australia: The case of the surfboard industry

Journal of Australian Political Economy

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-50

  Warren, Andrew ^a   Gibson, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 84878718741     PISSN: 01565826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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