Constrain-thy-neighbor effects as a determinant of transnational interest group cohesion

Comparative Political Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 910-931

  Callaghan, Helen ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIETIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

employers; European Union; Germany; multilevel governance; takeover regulation; United Kingdom; varieties of capitalism; worker participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958711354     PISSN: 00104140     EISSN: 15523829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0010414009354065     Document Type: Article

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