Democratic and market governance in Romania: Between domestic politics and EU accession

Review of European and Russian Affairs

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-110

  Young, Patricia T ^a  

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Author keywords

Accession; Democratic governance; Eastern Europe; European Union; Institutional reform; Market governance; Political opposition; Romania

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952066495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17184835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22215/rera.v4i1.194     Document Type: Article

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