Three decades of policy layering and politically sustainable reform in the European Union's agricultural policy

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Three decades of policy layering and politically sustainable reform in the European Union's agricultural policy. / Daugbjerg, Carsten; Swinbank, Alan.

In: Governance, Vol. 29, No. 2, 2016, p. 265–280.

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Daugbjerg, C & Swinbank, A 2016, 'Three decades of policy layering and politically sustainable reform in the European Union's agricultural policy', Governance, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 265–280. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12171

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Daugbjerg, C., & Swinbank, A. (2016). Three decades of policy layering and politically sustainable reform in the European Union's agricultural policy. Governance, 29(2), 265–280. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12171

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Daugbjerg C, Swinbank A. Three decades of policy layering and politically sustainable reform in the European Union's agricultural policy. Governance. 2016;29(2):265–280. https://doi.org/10.1111/gove.12171

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Daugbjerg, Carsten ; Swinbank, Alan. / Three decades of policy layering and politically sustainable reform in the European Union's agricultural policy. In: Governance. 2016 ; Vol. 29, No. 2. pp. 265–280.

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