Overcoming 'Economic Backwardness' in the European Union

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-34

  Epstein, Rachel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 84890151962     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcms.12078     Document Type: Article

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