Indicators of regional integration: Conceptual and methodological aspects

Assessment and Measurement of Regional Integration

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 9-41

  De Lombaerde, Philippe ^a   Langenhove, Luk Van ^a,b  

^a United Nations University Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU CRIS)   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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EID: 79953312189     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203087893     Document Type: Chapter

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