Europe and the Welfare State – Friends, Foes, or…?

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Europe and the Welfare State – Friends, Foes, or…? / Neergaard, Ulla.

I: Yearbook of European Law, Bind 35, Nr. 1, 2016, s. 341-381.

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Neergaard, U 2016, 'Europe and the Welfare State – Friends, Foes, or…?', Yearbook of European Law, bind 35, nr. 1, s. 341-381. https://doi.org/10.1093/yel/yew009

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Neergaard, U. (2016). Europe and the Welfare State – Friends, Foes, or…? Yearbook of European Law, 35(1), 341-381. https://doi.org/10.1093/yel/yew009

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Neergaard U. Europe and the Welfare State – Friends, Foes, or…? Yearbook of European Law. 2016;35(1):341-381. https://doi.org/10.1093/yel/yew009

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Neergaard, Ulla. / Europe and the Welfare State – Friends, Foes, or…?. I: Yearbook of European Law. 2016 ; Bind 35, Nr. 1. s. 341-381.

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