Deconstructing 'globalisation' in Ireland

Policy and Politics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 503-519

  Smith, Nicola Jo Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Celtic tiger'; Discourse; Economic policy; Globalisation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; GLOBALIZATION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL DISCOURSE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4744373134     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/0305573042009453     Document Type: Article

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