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Latin American Business History since 1965: A View from North of the Border

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H. V. Nelles
H. V. Nelles
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H. V. Nelles is professor of history at York University, Ontario.
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Business History Review , Volume 59 , Special Issue 4: Business in Latin America , Winter 1985 , pp. 543 - 562
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