The asymmetry of European integration, or why the EU cannot be a 'social market economy'

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 211-250

  Scharpf, Fritz W ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIETIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Democratic capitalism; Europe; Law; Socio economic regimes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951803582     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: 1475147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwp031     Document Type: Article

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