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West European Politics Volume 33, 2010 - Issue 1: Governing the European Union: Policy Instruments in a Multi-Level Polity
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Partnership as an EU Policy Instrument: A Political History

Ian BacheCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 58-74 | Published online: 04 Jan 2010

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