Legislative politics

Handbook of European Union Politics

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 175-194

  McElroy, Gail ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781848607903.n8     Document Type: Chapter

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