Enforcing competition among governments: Theory and application to the European Union

Constitutional Political Economy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 327-338

  Vaubel, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 4043158913     PISSN: 10434062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009015732214     Document Type: Article

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