The career of the open method of coordination: Lessons from a 'soft' EU instrument

West European Politics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-117

  Tholoniat, Luc ^a  

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BUREAUCRACY; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LABOR POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGIONAL POLICY; REGIONAL POLITICS; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOVEREIGNTY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

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EID: 74349098831     PISSN: 01402382     EISSN: 17439655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402380903354122     Document Type: Article

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