Globalization, Economic Freedom, and Human Rights

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 516-546

  Dreher, Axel ^a,b,c,d,e   Gassebner, Martin ^b,d   Siemers, Lars H R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b KOF SWISS ECONOMIC INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d CESIFO   (Germany)

^e IZA   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

economic freedom; globalization; human rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861725471     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002711420962     Document Type: Article

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