Law as an Instrument of Economic Policy – Comparative and Critical Approaches (European University Institute - Series A, 7) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874414210 ISBN 13: 9780874414219

Publisher: De Gruyter, 1987

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Edition details

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0874414210
• ISBN 13: 9780874414219
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 440
• Editor: Daintith Terence