Governance, labour and uneven development: The political economy of the port sector in south and South-East Asia

Trade, Labour and Transformation of Community in Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 157-181

  Hill, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 85015215138     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230274105_7     Document Type: Chapter

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