The Globalization of Liberalization: Policy Diffusion in the International Political Economy

American Political Science Review

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 171-189

  Simmons, Beth A ^a,c   Elkins, Zachary ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1642633999     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055404001078     Document Type: Review

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