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Transcending the nation

Explorations of transnationalism as a concept and phenomenon

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Mazzucato, V. (2004). Transcending the nation. In: Kalb, D., Pansters, W., Siebers, H. (eds) Globalization and Development. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2475-4_6

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