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Extractivism, Populism, and Authoritarianism

Bringing Back the Mines and a Way of Life: Populism and the Politics of Extraction

Pages 371-381 | Received 01 Nov 2017, Accepted 01 Jul 2018, Published online: 20 Dec 2018

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