The role of Agenda setting in Pension Market Integration

Journal of European Integration

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 577-597

  Hennessy, Alexandra ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agenda control; Agenda setting; European commission; Occupational pensions; Pension directive; Single pension market

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051806039     PISSN: 07036337     EISSN: 14772280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07036337.2010.546847     Document Type: Article

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