Resistance and alternatives to Washington's agenda for the Americas: The prospects for regional versus hemispheric integration

Journal of Developing Societies

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 403-428

  Harris, Richard L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

FTAA and US hegemony; Neoliberalism; Popular resistance; Regional integration

Indexed keywords

FREE TRADE; HEGEMONY; NEOLIBERALISM; POPULAR PROTEST;

LATIN AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28844460465     PISSN: 0169796X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0169796X05058296     Document Type: Conference Paper

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