The politics of influence: An analysis of IMF surveillance

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 711-739

  Lombardi, Domenico ^a   Woods, Ngaire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IMF; International monetary cooperation; International standards; Peer pressure; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049179020     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290802418724     Document Type: Article

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