Why lisbon fails

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-164

  Ruta, Michele ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

European Union; Growth; Lobbying; Structural reforms

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PRODUCTIVITY; SPILLOVER EFFECT; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 61449094778     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifn027     Document Type: Article

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