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‘New’ nations: resource-based development imaginaries in Ghana and Ecuador

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‘New’ nations: resource-based development imaginaries in Ghana and Ecuador. / Childs, John Robert; Hearn, Julie Francoise.
In: Third World Quarterly, Vol. 38, No. 4, 04.2017, p. 844-861.

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Childs JR, Hearn JF. ‘New’ nations: resource-based development imaginaries in Ghana and Ecuador. Third World Quarterly. 2017 Apr;38(4):844-861. Epub 2016 Jun 6. doi: 10.1080/01436597.2016.1176859

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