Self-governance through the committees in the open method of co-ordination: The cases of employment and social inclusion

The Politics of Self-Governance

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 187-209

  de la Porte, Caroline ^a   Natali, David ^b   Pochet, Philippe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Employment and Social Policies Unit of the Research Department at the European Trade Union Institute   (Belgium)

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