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Psychoanalysis and Development

Barbarian hordes: the overpopulation scapegoat in international development discourse

Robert FletcherDepartment of Environment and Development, University for Peace, San José, Costa RicaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Jan Breitling
&
Valerie Puleo
Pages 1195-1215 | Published online: 02 Oct 2014

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