The political economy of transnational regimes: The case of human rights

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 881-904

  Berkovitch, Nitza ^a   Gordon, Neve ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; HUMAN RIGHTS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STATE ROLE;

EID: 56849095193     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2008.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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