Limits of European economic unification

Critique

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-65

  Heartfield, James ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Capitalism; Competition; Euro zone; Europe; European Union; Liberalisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 61149538152     PISSN: 00111600     EISSN: 03017605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03017600701238422     Document Type: Article

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