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The god of the poor: Economics and religion in Latin America

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  • Douglas Marcouiller, 1996. "The god of the poor: Economics and religion in Latin America," Forum for Social Economics, Springer;The Association for Social Economics, vol. 25(2), pages 19-25, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:fosoec:v:25:y:1996:i:2:p:19-25
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02761563
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