The dog that would never bite? What we can learn from the origins of the stability and growth pact

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 765-780

  Heipertz, Martin ^a   Verdun, Amy ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIETIES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Budgetary discipline; Economic and monetary union; Germany; Monetary integration; Rules; Stability and Growth Pact

Indexed keywords

EID: 8744312717     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350176042000273522     Document Type: Review

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