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Globalisation and the (non) defence of the welfare state. / Geyer, Robert.
In: West European Politics, Vol. 21, No. 3, 07.1998, p. 77-102.

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Geyer R. Globalisation and the (non) defence of the welfare state. West European Politics. 1998 Jul;21(3):77-102. doi: 10.1080/01402389808425258

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Geyer, Robert. / Globalisation and the (non) defence of the welfare state. In: West European Politics. 1998 ; Vol. 21, No. 3. pp. 77-102.

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