Legislative bargaining in the European union: The divide between large and small member states

European Union Politics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 459-486

  Schure, Paul ^a   Verdun, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delegation; EU governance; Legislative bargaining; Small states; Stability and Growth Pact

Indexed keywords

EID: 55849134466     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116508095146     Document Type: Article

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