Better regulation in Europe: Between public management and regulatory reform

Public Administration

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 639-654

  Radaelli, Claudio M ^a   Meuwese, Anne C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; BUREAUCRACY; DEVELOPMENT DISCOURSE; EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; REGULATORY APPROACH; STANDARD (REGULATION);

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 68349146381     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2009.01771.x     Document Type: Article

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