Organizational learning in the EU's multi-level governance system

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1124-1144

  Schout, Adriaan ^a  

^a Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Better regulation; EU governance; Implementation; Instrument learning; Organizational learning; Paradigmatic learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449432818     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760903332613     Document Type: Article

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