Offshoring dissent: Spaces of resistance at the 2006 IMF/World bank meetings

Critical Asian Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 403-428

  Wong, Theresa ^a   Wainwright, Joel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; CIVIL SOCIETY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; IMF; REGULATORY APPROACH; WORLD BANK;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 70449381498     PISSN: 14672715     EISSN: 14726033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14672710903119776     Document Type: Article

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