Comparing transposition in the 27 member states of the EU: The impact of discretion and legal fit

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 951-970

  Steunenberg, Bernard ^a   Toshkov, Dimiter ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discretion; EU law; Event history analysis; Implementation; Legal fit; Transposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350335020     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760903226625     Document Type: Article

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