Performativity and the politics of equipping for calculation: Constructing a global market for microfinance

International Political Sociology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 406-425

  Henriksen, Lasse F ^a  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

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EID: 84890212639     PISSN: 17495679     EISSN: 17495687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ips.12031     Document Type: Article

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