Assuming leadership in multilateral economic institutions: The EU's 'development round' discourse and strategy

West European Politics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 256-283

  van den Hoven, Adrian ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC PLANNING; LEADERSHIP; POLICY MAKING; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; TRADE POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 2542418979     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0140238042000214900     Document Type: Article

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