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Financialisation of the transnational food chain: from threat to leverage point?

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Financialisation of the transnational food chain : from threat to leverage point? / Ferrando, Tomaso.

In: Transnational Legal Theory , Vol. 9, No. 3-4, 02.01.2019, p. 316-342.

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Ferrando, T 2019, 'Financialisation of the transnational food chain: from threat to leverage point?', Transnational Legal Theory , vol. 9, no. 3-4, pp. 316-342. https://doi.org/10.1080/20414005.2018.1563434

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Ferrando, T. (2019). Financialisation of the transnational food chain: from threat to leverage point? Transnational Legal Theory , 9(3-4), 316-342. https://doi.org/10.1080/20414005.2018.1563434

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Ferrando T. Financialisation of the transnational food chain: from threat to leverage point? Transnational Legal Theory . 2019 Jan 2;9(3-4):316-342. https://doi.org/10.1080/20414005.2018.1563434

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Ferrando, Tomaso. / Financialisation of the transnational food chain : from threat to leverage point?. In: Transnational Legal Theory . 2019 ; Vol. 9, No. 3-4. pp. 316-342.

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