From 'Tiger' to 'PIIGS': Ireland and the use of heuristics in comparative political economy

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 23-42

  Brazys, Samuel ^a   Hardiman, Niamh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Constructivism; Crisis; Debt; Political economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920279189     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12068     Document Type: Article

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