A pragmatic approach to the Tobin Tax campaign: The politics of sentimental education

European Journal of International Relations

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 447-476

  Brassett, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global civil society; Pragmatism; Sentimental education; Tobin Tax

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349142147     PISSN: 13540661     EISSN: 14603713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354066109338241     Document Type: Article

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