The American public and the room to Maneuver: Responsibility attributions and policy efficacy in an Era of globalization

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 855-880

  Hellwig, Timothy T ^a   Ringsmuth, Eve M ^b   Freeman, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; ECONOMIC POLICY; GLOBALIZATION; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56849127641     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2008.00529.x     Document Type: Article

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