The political economy of EU enlargement and the Treaty of Nice

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-31

  Heinemann, Friedrich ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

EU enlargement; Imperfect commitment; Political economy; Power index; Treaty of Nice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037332630     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-2680(02)00127-1     Document Type: Article

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