Patterns of international organization: task specific vs. general purpose

Tobias Lenz; Jeanine Bezuijen; Liesbet Hooghe; Gary Marks

Patterns of international organization: task specific vs. general purpose

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Patterns of international organization: task specific vs. general purpose. / Lenz, Tobias; Bezuijen, Jeanine; Hooghe, Liesbet et al.
San Domenico di Fiesole: European University Institute, 2014. (EUI Working Paper RSCAS; Vol. 2014, No. 128).

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Harvard

Lenz, T, Bezuijen, J, Hooghe, L & Marks, G 2014 'Patterns of international organization: task specific vs. general purpose' EUI Working Paper RSCAS, no. 128, vol. 2014, European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole. <http://hdl.handle.net/1814/34050>

APA

Lenz, T., Bezuijen, J., Hooghe, L., & Marks, G. (2014). Patterns of international organization: task specific vs. general purpose. (EUI Working Paper RSCAS; Vol. 2014, No. 128). European University Institute. http://hdl.handle.net/1814/34050

Vancouver

Lenz T, Bezuijen J, Hooghe L, Marks G. Patterns of international organization: task specific vs. general purpose. San Domenico di Fiesole: European University Institute. 2014. (EUI Working Paper RSCAS; 128).

Bibtex

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