The bark is the bite: International organizations and blacklisting

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 573-596

  Sharman, J C ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Constructivism; International organizations; Regulation; Reputation; Speech acts; Tax havens

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949137116     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290802403502     Document Type: Article

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