Technocratic and independent? The appointment of European Commissioners and its policy implications

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-189

  Wonka, Arndt ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Austria)

Author keywords

EU policy making; European Commission; European Commissioners; Parties; Principal agent theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847644500     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760601122241     Document Type: Article

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