Two Logics of Delegation: Agency and Fiduciary Relations in EU Governance

European Union Politics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 103-122

  Majone, Giandomenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 84996251722     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116501002001005     Document Type: Article

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