Avoiding the 'joint-decision trap': Lessons from intergovernmental relations in Scandinavia

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-67

  Blom Hansen, Jens ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 0033244283     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.00441     Document Type: Review

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