Aid versus sanctions for taming oppressors: Theory and case study of the Iraqi Kurds

Defence and Peace Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 343-364

  Azam, Jean Paul ^a   Saadi Sedik, Tahsin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Aid; Credibility; Iraqi Kurds; Oppressors; Sanctions; Threats

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542588594     PISSN: 10242694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1024269042000201935     Document Type: Article

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