Privatizing public enterprises in the European union 1960-2002: Ideological, pragmatic, inevitable?

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 736-756

  Clifton, Judith ^a   Comín, Francisco ^a   Fuentes, Daniel Díaz ^a  

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Author keywords

European Union; Europeanization; Global trends; Integration; Privatization; Public enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745971430     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760600808857     Document Type: Article

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