On the dimensionality of European Union legislative decision-making

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-222

  Selck, Torsten J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dimensionality; European Union; Game theory; Legislative decision making; Spatial models

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842783948     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951629804041119     Document Type: Review

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