Commodity chains, creative destruction and global inequality: A class analysis

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 253-274

  Selwyny, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Class analysis; Creative destruction; Global commodity chains; Global inequality

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; COMMODITY MARKET; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC RELATIONS; ECONOMIC THEORY; GLOBAL ECONOMY; MARXISM; POVERTY;

EID: 84942096538     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbu014     Document Type: Article

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