The EU, Global Europe, and processes of uneven and combined development: The problem of transnational labour solidarity

Review of International Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 161-183

  Bieler, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84873872125     PISSN: 02602105     EISSN: 14699044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0260210512000083     Document Type: Article

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