Small States: Concepts and Theories

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Small States : Concepts and Theories. / Baldacchino, Godfrey; Wivel, Anders.

Handbook on the Politics of Small States. ed. / Godfrey Baldacchino; Anders Wivel. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020. p. 2-19.

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Harvard

Baldacchino, G & Wivel, A 2020, Small States: Concepts and Theories. in G Baldacchino & A Wivel (eds), Handbook on the Politics of Small States. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 2-19. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788112932.00007

APA

Baldacchino, G., & Wivel, A. (2020). Small States: Concepts and Theories. In G. Baldacchino, & A. Wivel (Eds.), Handbook on the Politics of Small States (pp. 2-19). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788112932.00007

Vancouver

Baldacchino G, Wivel A. Small States: Concepts and Theories. In Baldacchino G, Wivel A, editors, Handbook on the Politics of Small States. Edward Elgar Publishing. 2020. p. 2-19 https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788112932.00007

Author

Baldacchino, Godfrey ; Wivel, Anders. / Small States : Concepts and Theories. Handbook on the Politics of Small States. editor / Godfrey Baldacchino ; Anders Wivel. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020. pp. 2-19

Bibtex

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