A rivalry in the making? The Euro and international monetary power

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 439-459

  McNamara, Kathleen R ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Dollar; Euro; European Union; Geopolitics; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749084815     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290801931347     Document Type: Review

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