Impact of administrative reform of the European Commission: Results from a survey of heads of unit in policy-making directorates

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 459-472

  Bauer, Michael W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Administrative reform; European commission; Policy entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; ENTREPRENEUR; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 70350454920     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852309337690     Document Type: Article

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