Narrating the British state: An interpretive critique of new labour’s institutionalism

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 455-480

  Bevir, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance; Institutionalism; Networks; New Labour; State

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248051145     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290308428     Document Type: Article

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