The political economy of small states: Enduring vulnerability?

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 942-960

  Bishop, Matthew Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Caribbean; development; IPE; Pacific; resilience; SIDS; Small states; vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868701747     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290.2011.635118     Document Type: Article

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