The willing, the unwilling and the unable - explaining implementation of the EU Biofuels Directive

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 545-563

  Di Lucia, Lorenzo ^a   Kronsell, Annica ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

European Union; Multilevel governance; Qualitative comparative analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952634918     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501761003673559     Document Type: Article

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