EU regional policy and the candidate states: Poland and the Czech Republic

Journal of European Integration

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 261-280

  Baun, Michael ^a  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Decentralisation; Enlargement; Eu; Poland; Regional policy; Territorial politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937379229     PISSN: 07036337     EISSN: 14772280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07036330220152231     Document Type: Article

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