The access of business interests to EU institutions: Towards lite pluralism?

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 384-403

  Eising, Rainer ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

EU institutions; EU policy making; Interest organizations; Large firms; Pluralism in the EU

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947651109     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760701243772     Document Type: Article

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