A dialogue of the deaf? Conflicting discourses over the EU and services liberalisation in the WTO

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 168-187

  Crespy, Amandine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Discourse; Liberalisation; Public services; Trade policy

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; DEBT CRISIS; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE POLICY; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84891487839     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-856X.12018     Document Type: Article

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