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Can EU conditionality remedy soft budget constraints in transition countries?

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Brucker, Herbert
Schroder, Philipp J.H.
Weise, Christian

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Volume (Year): 33 (2005)
Issue (Month): 2 (June)
Pages: 371-386
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  1. Everaert, Greetje M.M., 2004. "The Political Economy of Restructuring and Subsidisation: An International Perspective," BOFIT Discussion Papers 12/2004, Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition. [Downloadable!]
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