Failed states or a failed paradigm? State capacity and the limits of institutionalism

Journal of International Relations and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 122-149

  Hameiri, Shahar ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POST-COLD WAR; SOCIAL CONFLICT; STATE BUILDING;

EID: 34250743654     PISSN: 14086980     EISSN: 15811980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jird.1800120     Document Type: Article

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