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The extraction of surplus value, crime and punishment: A preliminary examination

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Lynch, M.J. The extraction of surplus value, crime and punishment: A preliminary examination. Contemporary Crises 12, 329–344 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00808166

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