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Decency and Excess

Decency and Excess

Samuel Martínez

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2007
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Sociedad y ciencias sociales
ISBN:
9781594511882
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Studies how sugar plantation workers cope with worsening conditions bought about by neoliberal reforms and low sugar prices.

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