The North-South politics of necessity: Regulating for basic rights between national and international levels

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 465-487

  Morgan, Bronwen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Essential services; Global governance; Regulation; Rights; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846433129     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-006-9018-x     Document Type: Article

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