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Territorial Power and the Peripheral State: The Issue of Decentralization

1989; Wiley; Volume: 20; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1467-7660.1989.tb00356.x

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David Slater,

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Development and ChangeVolume 20, Issue 3 p. 501-531 Territorial Power and the Peripheral State: The Issue of Decentralization David Slater, David Slater Associate Professor of Social Geography at the Interuniversity Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA), Keizersgracht 395–397, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is author of Capitalismo y Desarrolla Regional (1982), and Territory and State Power in Latin America-The Peruvian Case (1989), as well as editor of New Social Movements and the State in Latin America (1985). He is currently researching into the territorial dimensions of political power in Third World societies.Search for more papers by this author David Slater, David Slater Associate Professor of Social Geography at the Interuniversity Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA), Keizersgracht 395–397, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is author of Capitalismo y Desarrolla Regional (1982), and Territory and State Power in Latin America-The Peruvian Case (1989), as well as editor of New Social Movements and the State in Latin America (1985). He is currently researching into the territorial dimensions of political power in Third World societies.Search for more papers by this author First published: July 1989 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.1989.tb00356.xCitations: 58 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES C. Abeysekera and N. 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