Googling the WTO: What search-engine data tell Us about the political economy of institutions

International Organization

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 629-655

  Pelc, Krzysztof J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84881076858     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: 15315088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0020818313000179     Document Type: Article

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