United Nations "policy": An argument with three illustrations

International Studies Perspectives

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-35

  Thakur, Ramesh ^a   Weiss, Thomas G ^b  

^a BALSILLIE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Global governance; Health; Policy studies; Sustainability; Terrorism; United Nations

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY; TERRORISM; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 59549106966     PISSN: 15283577     EISSN: 15283585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-3585.2008.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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