Legislatures and policy uncertainty: Evidence from East Central Europe

Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-80

  Zubek, Radoslaw ^a   Stecker, Christian ^b  

^a HERTFORD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

agenda control; business interests; Legislative rules; parties; policy uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEGISLATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

EID: 77956336159     PISSN: 0143814X     EISSN: 14697815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X09990225     Document Type: Article

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