When the welfare state meets the regulatory state: EU occupational pension policy

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 886-904

  Haverland, Markus ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EU decision making; International political economy; Pensions; Single market; Social policy; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548540334     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760701497899     Document Type: Article

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