• Strengthening the European Commission’s Budgetary and Economic Surveillance Capacity Since Greece and the Euro Crisis: A Study of Five Directorates-General
Jan 01, 2016
By James Savage
Amy Verdun

Strengthening the European Commission’s Budgetary and Economic Surveillance Capacity Since Greece and the Euro Crisis: A Study of Five Directorates-General

Strengthening the European Commission’s Budgetary and Economic Surveillance Capacity Since Greece and the Euro Crisis: A Study of Five Directorates-General
Journal of European Public Policy
James Savage

James Savage

James D. Savage received his Ph.D. and M.P.P. from the University of California, Berkeley.  His research examines comparative budgetary politics and macroeconomic policies.

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