Dynamics of regionalisation and the impact of the EU: Comparing regional reforms in Romania and Turkey

Europe - Asia Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1195-1222

  Ertugal, Ebru ^a   Dobre, Ana Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLICY REFORM; REGIONAL POLICY; REGIONALIZATION;

ROMANIA; TURKEY;

EID: 80051713351     PISSN: 09668136     EISSN: 14653427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2011.592269     Document Type: Article

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