Altiero Spinelli and the idea of the US constitution as a model for Europe: The promises and pitfalls of an analogy

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-307

  Glencross, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 58949087928     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2009.00805.x     Document Type: Article

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