Neoliberal globalization and the war on drugs: Transnationalizing illiberal governance in the Americas

Political Geography

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 176-193

  Corva, Dominic ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; Imperialism; Law; Neoliberalism; Penal state; War on drugs

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GEOPOLITICS; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IMPERIALISM; NEOLIBERALISM; WAR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38749131542     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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