European regional structural funds: How large is the influence of politics on the allocation process?

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 501-528

  Bouvet, Florence ^a   Dall'erba, Sandy ^b  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 77953698416     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2010.02062.x     Document Type: Article

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