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The free economy and the schizophrenic state : ideology and the conservatives.

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The free economy and the schizophrenic state : ideology and the conservatives. / Garnett, Mark.
In: The Political Quarterly, Vol. 75, No. 4, 10.2004, p. 367-372.

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Garnett, M 2004, 'The free economy and the schizophrenic state : ideology and the conservatives.', The Political Quarterly, vol. 75, no. 4, pp. 367-372. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2004.00636.x

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Garnett, M. (2004). The free economy and the schizophrenic state : ideology and the conservatives. The Political Quarterly, 75(4), 367-372. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-923X.2004.00636.x

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Garnett M. The free economy and the schizophrenic state : ideology and the conservatives. The Political Quarterly. 2004 Oct;75(4):367-372. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-923X.2004.00636.x

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Garnett, Mark. / The free economy and the schizophrenic state : ideology and the conservatives. In: The Political Quarterly. 2004 ; Vol. 75, No. 4. pp. 367-372.

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