Social unrest in Slovakia 2004: Romani reaction to neoliberal 'reforms'

Romani Politics in Contemporary Europe: Poverty, Ethnic Mobilization, and the Neoliberal Order

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 186-208

  Marušák, Martin ^a   Singer, Leo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRE OV   (Slovakia)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84997419204     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230281165     Document Type: Chapter

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