What can 'benchmarking' offer the open method of co-ordination?

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 311-328

  Arrowsmith, James ^a   Sisson, Keith ^b   Marginson, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b Industrial Relations Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; EU regulation; Open method of co ordination

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442583235     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350176042000194458     Document Type: Review

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