The domestic implications of European soft law: Framing and transmitting change in employment policy

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 481-499

  López Santana, Mariely ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Belgium; Employment policy; Open method of coordination; Soft europeanization; Spain; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646788758     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760600693853     Document Type: Review

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