Introduction to Ecologically Unequal Exchange in Comparative Perspective

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  • Paul K Gellert University of Tennessee,Knoxville
  • R. Scott Frey University of Tennessee
  • Harry F Dahms University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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https://doi.org/10.5195/jwsr.2017.733

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2017-08-11

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Gellert, P. K., Frey, R. S., & Dahms, H. F. (2017). Introduction to Ecologically Unequal Exchange in Comparative Perspective. Journal of World-Systems Research, 23(2), 226–235. https://doi.org/10.5195/jwsr.2017.733

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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2017): Special Issue: Unequal Ecological Exchange

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Special Issue: Unequal Ecological Exchange

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