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Mandate management: a field theory approach to the EBRD’s adaptive practice in Egypt

Dóra Piroskaa Department of International Relations, Central European University, Vienna, AustriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bálint Schlettb SOAS University of London, London, UKView further author information
Pages 47-73 | Published online: 27 Feb 2023

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