Reforming EU economic governance: A view from (and on) the principal-agent approach

Comparative European Politics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 455-475

  Hodson, Dermot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EU economic governance; Lisbon Strategy; Principal agent; Stability and Growth Pact

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449378995     PISSN: 14724790     EISSN: 1740388X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/cep.2008.46     Document Type: Article

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