Lost in translation or full steam ahead: The transposition of EU transport directives across member states

European Union Politics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-143

  Kaeding, Michael ^a  

^a Institut Europeacute en d'Administration Publique   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Better regulation; Directive; European Commission; Gold plating; Transport; Transposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049156548     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116507085959     Document Type: Article

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