Have the euro area and EU governance worked? Just the facts

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-17

  Ioannou, Demosthenes ^a,b   Stracca, Livio ^a,b  

^a DG International and European Relations ^*  (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

Author keywords

European Union; Governance; Institutions; Lisbon Strategy; Stability and Growth Pact

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892455602     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2013.11.009     Document Type: Article

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