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GLOBAL CHANGE, SMALL ISLAND STATE RESPONSE: RESTRUCTURING AND THE PERPETUATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MAURITIUS AND SEYCHELLES

  1. Uma Kothari1,*,
  2. Rorden Wilkinson2

Article first published online: 17 MAY 2011

DOI: 10.1002/jid.1784

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Journal of International Development

Journal of International Development

Volume 25, Issue 1, pages 92–107, January 2013

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Kothari, U. and Wilkinson, R. (2013), GLOBAL CHANGE, SMALL ISLAND STATE RESPONSE: RESTRUCTURING AND THE PERPETUATION OF UNCERTAINTY IN MAURITIUS AND SEYCHELLES. J. Int. Dev., 25: 92–107. doi: 10.1002/jid.1784

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  1. 1

    School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

  2. 2

    Brooks World Poverty Institute (BWPI) and School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

*Uma Kothari, School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester, Arthur Lewis Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M20 6BW, UK. E-mail: uma.kothari@manchester.ac.uk

  1. During typesetting, an error was introduced into the title of the article. An earlier version of the article was published on 17 May 2011 with the word ‘preparation’ in the title in place of ‘perpetuation’. This error has been corrected in this version.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 13 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 17 MAY 2011

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  • British Academy. Grant Number: SG47273
  • Nuffield Foundation. Grant Number: SGS/37599

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