Security: Collective good or commodity?

European Journal of International Relations

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 379-404

  Krahmann, Elke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collective goods; Private military companies; Privitization; Security

Indexed keywords

EID: 49549125194     PISSN: 13540661     EISSN: 14603713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354066108092304     Document Type: Article

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