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Parties matter but institutions live on: Labour’s legacy on Conservative immigration policy and the neoliberal consensus

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Parties matter but institutions live on: Labour’s legacy on Conservative immigration policy and the neoliberal consensus. / Consterdine, Erica.
In: The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 31.01.2020.

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Consterdine E. Parties matter but institutions live on: Labour’s legacy on Conservative immigration policy and the neoliberal consensus. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations. 2020 Jan 31. Epub 2020 Jan 31. doi: 10.1177/1369148119890253

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