Cultural political economy : on making the cultural turn without falling into soft economic sociology.

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Cultural political economy : on making the cultural turn without falling into soft economic sociology. / Jessop, Bob; Oosterlynck, Stijn.
In: Geoforum, Vol. 39, No. 3, 06.05.2008, p. 1155-1169.

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Jessop, B & Oosterlynck, S 2008, 'Cultural political economy : on making the cultural turn without falling into soft economic sociology.', Geoforum, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 1155-1169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.12.008

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Jessop, B., & Oosterlynck, S. (2008). Cultural political economy : on making the cultural turn without falling into soft economic sociology. Geoforum, 39(3), 1155-1169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.12.008

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Jessop B, Oosterlynck S. Cultural political economy : on making the cultural turn without falling into soft economic sociology. Geoforum. 2008 May 6;39(3):1155-1169. doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.12.008

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Jessop, Bob ; Oosterlynck, Stijn. / Cultural political economy : on making the cultural turn without falling into soft economic sociology. In: Geoforum. 2008 ; Vol. 39, No. 3. pp. 1155-1169.

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