Searching for a fix for international financial markets: The European Union and domestic politico-economic changes

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-112

  Moschella, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

EU; External action; Finance; Internal market; Regulation; Varieties of capitalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953877237     PISSN: 14782804     EISSN: 14782790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14782804.2011.554198     Document Type: Article

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