Pension fund capitalism, pension fund socialism, and dissent from investment

Global Economy Contested: Power and Conflict Across the International Division of Labour

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 141-157

  Langley, Paul ^a,b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b British International Studies Association (BISA)   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84886563447     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203927243     Document Type: Chapter

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