The Pernicious Consequences of UN Security Council Membership

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 667-686

  de Mesquita, Bruce Bueno ^a   Smith, Alastair ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

economic growth; foreign aid; International Organizations; United Nations Security Council

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956819797     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002710371670     Document Type: Article

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