Informal influence in the Asian Development Bank

Review of International Organizations

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-257

  Kilby, Christopher ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Development Bank; Donor influence; Japan; UN voting; United States; World Bank

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052061906     PISSN: 15597431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11558-011-9110-0     Document Type: Article

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