European Union regional policy: Sleepwalking to a crisis

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 193-209

  Armstrong, Harvey W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY CONSTRAINT; REGIONAL POLICY;

EUROPE, (WEST);

EID: 0030378921     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016001769601900301     Document Type: Article

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