Transposition of EU social policy in the new member states

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-348

  Toshkov, Dimiter ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern Europe; EU enlargement; EU social policy; Implementation; Transposition

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; SOCIAL POLICY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34848918936     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928707081065     Document Type: Article

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