Regulatory capitalism as a networked order: The international system as an informational network

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 598, Issue , 2005, Pages 52-66

  Lazer, David ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Governance; International organization; Network; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 14144249953     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716204272590     Document Type: Article

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