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    Don Kalb

  3. Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands

    Hans Siebers

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Jansen, K. (2004). Unpacking and re-packing knowledge in development. In: Kalb, D., Pansters, W., Siebers, H. (eds) Globalization and Development. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2475-4_7

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