To judge Leviathan: Sovereign credit ratings, national law, and the world economy

Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 191-217

  Bruner, Christopher M ^a   Abdelal, Rawi ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; GLOBAL ECONOMY;

EID: 23944457378     PISSN: 0143814X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X05000292     Document Type: Article

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