Economic interests and the European union: A catalyst for European integration or a hindrance?

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Sadeh, Tal ^a   Howarth, David ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic interests; European integration theory; European Union; Interest groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549044236     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-856X.2007.00314.x     Document Type: Editorial

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