The internal value of external options: How the EU shapes the scope of regulatory reforms in transition countries

European Union Politics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 307-330

  Mattli, Walter ^a   Plümper, Thomas ^b  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acquis communautaire; EU enlargement; Policy reforms; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144505575     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116504045155     Document Type: Article

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