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Political and instrumental leadership in major EU reforms. The role and influence of the EU institutions in setting-up the Fiscal Compact

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Political and instrumental leadership in major EU reforms. The role and influence of the EU institutions in setting-up the Fiscal Compact. / Smeets, Sandrino; Beach, Derek.
I: Journal of European Public Policy, Bind 27, Nr. 1, 2020, s. 63-81.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift/Konferencebidrag i tidsskrift /Bidrag til avis › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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Smeets, S & Beach, D 2020, 'Political and instrumental leadership in major EU reforms. The role and influence of the EU institutions in setting-up the Fiscal Compact', Journal of European Public Policy, bind 27, nr. 1, s. 63-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2019.1572211

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Smeets, S., & Beach, D. (2020). Political and instrumental leadership in major EU reforms. The role and influence of the EU institutions in setting-up the Fiscal Compact. Journal of European Public Policy, 27(1), 63-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2019.1572211

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Smeets S, Beach D. 2020. Political and instrumental leadership in major EU reforms. The role and influence of the EU institutions in setting-up the Fiscal Compact. Journal of European Public Policy. 27(1):63-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2019.1572211

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Smeets, Sandrino og Derek Beach. "Political and instrumental leadership in major EU reforms. The role and influence of the EU institutions in setting-up the Fiscal Compact". Journal of European Public Policy. 2020, 27(1). 63-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2019.1572211

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Smeets S, Beach D. Political and instrumental leadership in major EU reforms. The role and influence of the EU institutions in setting-up the Fiscal Compact. Journal of European Public Policy. 2020;27(1):63-81. doi: 10.1080/13501763.2019.1572211

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Smeets, Sandrino ; Beach, Derek. / Political and instrumental leadership in major EU reforms. The role and influence of the EU institutions in setting-up the Fiscal Compact. I: Journal of European Public Policy. 2020 ; Bind 27, Nr. 1. s. 63-81.

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