Commission activism: Subsuming telecommunications and electricity under European competition law

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 169-184

  Schmidt, Susanne K ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIETIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Commission; Competition law; Electricity; Liberalization; Single market; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944450417     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501768880000081     Document Type: Article

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