Delegation to independent regulatory agencies in Western Europe: Credibility, political uncertainty, and diffusion

Delegation in Contemporary Democracies

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 125-145

  Gilardi, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 38849195092     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203306512     Document Type: Chapter

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