Political mobilization, veto players, and WTO litigation: Explaining European Union responses in trade disputes

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1181-1198

  Poletti, Arlo ^a   De Bièvre, Dirk ^b  

^a LUISS UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

European Union; litigation; veto players; WTO

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903470560     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2014.897208     Document Type: Article

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