Why bother? Measuring economic rights: The research agenda

International Studies Perspectives

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-230

  Hertel, Shareen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic development; Economic rights; Human rights

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS;

EID: 33745635025     PISSN: 15283577     EISSN: 15283585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-3585.2006.00247.x     Document Type: Review

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