The discursive tactics of neoliberal development in small third world countries

Geoforum

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-149

  Klak, Thomas ^a   Myers, Garth ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Development discourse; Investment promotion; Neoliberalism; Regulation approach; Third World

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC POLICY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL POLCIY; INVESTMENT PROMOTION; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; SMALL COUNTRY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AFRICA; CARIBBEAN;

EID: 0031419922     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-7185(97)00008-0     Document Type: Article

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