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View ArticleGlobalisation and anti-globalisation voters: Evidence from Germany
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View ArticleBrexit: The economics of international disintegration
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View Article“Buy British”: The viability of a nationalist commercial policy
“Buy British”: UK efforts to turn a slogan into government policy in the 1970s and 1980s David Clayton, David Higgins23 September 2020After Brexit, the UK government will enjoy greater freedom to...
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