Policy Implementation Tools and European Governance

Higher Education Dynamics

Volumn 26, Issue , 2009, Pages 133-157

  Veiga, Amélia ^a   Amaral, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

European Council; European Monetary Union; High Education System; Lisbon Strategy; Member State

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957636015     PISSN: 15710378     EISSN: 22151923     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9505-4_6     Document Type: Chapter

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