Administrative capacity, structural choice and the creation of EU agencies

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 176-204

  Christensen, Jørgen Grønnegaard ^a   Nielsen, Vibeke Lehmann ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Credible commitment; EU governance; Isomorphism; Regulation; Structural choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649227151     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760903561757     Document Type: Article

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