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Capital and Chlordecone Poisoning in the French Caribbean Islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique: A Thesis on Crimes of the Market

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Pages 271-286 | Received 19 Jan 2021, Accepted 13 Feb 2021, Published online: 04 Jun 2021

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