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Book Title: Managing Mexico: Economists From Nationalism To Neoliberalis...
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Name: Managing Mexico : Economists from Nationalism to Neoliberalism
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: Sociology / General, Social Scientists & Psychologists, Globalization, Economics / General, Public Policy / Economic Policy
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2004
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15 Oz
Author: Sarah Babb
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
Item Length: 9.8 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
