Competence allocation in the EU Competition Policy System as an interest-driven process

Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 313-337

  Budzinski, Oliver ^a   Christiansen, Andt ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY MAKING; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 27944474816     PISSN: 0143814X     EISSN: 14697815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X0500036X     Document Type: Review

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