Introduction: EU enlargement and quality of life: The context and purpose of this book

Handbook of Quality of Life in the Enlarged European Union

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-24

  Alber, Jens ^a   Fahey, Tony ^b   Saraceno, Chiara ^a,c  

^a WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

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EID: 85144942354     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203936306-8     Document Type: Editorial

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