The folly of european union policy transfer: Why the common agricultural policy (cap) does not fit Central and Eastern Europe

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1305-1317

  Gorton, Matthew ^a   Hubbard, Carmen ^a   Hubbard, Lionel ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central and Eastern Europe; Common Agricultural Policy (CAP); Enlargement; Rural development

Indexed keywords

COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY STRATEGY; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 71049130395     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400802508802     Document Type: Article

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