Varieties of Regional Integration: The EU, NAFTA and Mercosur

Journal of European Integration

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-275

  Duina, Francesco ^a,b  

^a BATES COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

European Union; Integration; Law; Mercosur; NAFTA; Organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044881637     PISSN: 07036337     EISSN: 14772280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07036330600744456     Document Type: Article

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