The Open Method as a New Mode of Governance: The Case of Soft Economic Policy Co-ordination

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 719-746

  Hudson, Dermot ^a   Maher, Imelda ^b,c  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0348203854     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5965.00328     Document Type: Article

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