Cracks in the US empire: Unilateralism, the 'war on terror' and the developing world

Journal of International Development

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-85

  Putzel, James ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dollar; Euro; Europe; Iraq; Multilateralism; Neoconservation; United States; War

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; GEOPOLITICS; TERRORISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31144440643     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1263     Document Type: Article

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