The Committee of the Regions: A Functional Analysis of the CoR's Institutional Capacity

Regional and Federal Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 341-354

  Carroll, William E ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Committee of the Regions; democratic deficit; European Union; functions

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; EUROPEAN UNION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK;

EID: 84859068374     PISSN: 13597566     EISSN: 17439434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13597566.2011.578810     Document Type: Article

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