Just a lobbyist?: The European Parliament and the consultation procedure

European Union Politics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-34

  Varela, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Computer simulation; European Parliament; Institutional affairs; Legislative studies; Rational choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 59749103988     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116508099759     Document Type: Article

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