Inequality, state ownership and the European Union: How economic context and economic ideology shape support for the European Union

European Union Politics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 139-154

  Garry, John ^a   Tilley, James ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic context; economic ideology; public support for European Union integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923247979     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116514546956     Document Type: Article

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