Regulatory strategies, delegation and european market integration

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 485-506

  Egan, Michelle ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Firms; Governance; Regulation; Standard setting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032341175     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135017698343938     Document Type: Article

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