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Public Management Review Volume 21, 2019 - Issue 9: Special issue: Influence of EU (and IMF) on Domestic Consolidation and Reform. Guest editors: Walter Kickert and Edoardo Ongaro
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Too big to fail? The dynamics of EU influence and fiscal consolidation in Italy and Spain (2008–2016)

Diego BadellInstitut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals-IBEI, Barcelona, Spain;ESADE, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6013-9544View further author information
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Fabrizio Di MascioInteruniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning-DIST, Polytechnic of Turin, Turin, Italy;Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, University of Turin, Turin, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alessandro NataliniDepartment of Law, Parthenope University of Naples, Naples, ItalyView further author information
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Edoardo OngaroDepartment for Public Leadership and Social Enterprise, The Open University Business School, Open University, Milton Keynes, UKView further author information
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Francesco StolfiDepartment of Modern History and International Relations, Macquarie University, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Tamyko YsaESADE, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, SpainView further author information
Pages 1307-1329 | Published online: 02 Jul 2019

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