Service liberalization in the enlarged EU: A race to the bottom or the emergence of transnational political conflict?

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1307-1327

  Lindstrom, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79956256998     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2010.02114.x     Document Type: Article

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