Greece in Crisis: Austerity, Populism and the Politics of Blame

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 388-402

  Vasilopoulou, Sofia ^a   Halikiopoulou, Daphne ^b   Exadaktylos, Theofanis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84893843842     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcms.12093     Document Type: Article

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