Political culture and political economy: Interest, ideology and free trade

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 217-251

  Trentmann, Frank ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

British liberalism; Free trade; Ideology; Interest; Political culture; Political economy; Radicalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032363965     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096922998347552     Document Type: Article

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