Improved soft law implementation with national ownership: evidence from the European Semester

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Improved soft law implementation with national ownership : evidence from the European Semester. / Ma, Yi.

I: Comparative European Politics, Bind 20, Nr. 1, 2021, s. 1–32.

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Ma, Y 2021, 'Improved soft law implementation with national ownership: evidence from the European Semester', Comparative European Politics, bind 20, nr. 1, s. 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41295-021-00253-6

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Ma, Y. (2021). Improved soft law implementation with national ownership: evidence from the European Semester. Comparative European Politics, 20(1), 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41295-021-00253-6

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Ma Y. Improved soft law implementation with national ownership: evidence from the European Semester. Comparative European Politics. 2021;20(1):1–32. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41295-021-00253-6

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Ma, Yi. / Improved soft law implementation with national ownership : evidence from the European Semester. I: Comparative European Politics. 2021 ; Bind 20, Nr. 1. s. 1–32.

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