Sociologický èasopis / Czech Sociological Review 2002, 38(6): 721-748 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2002.38.6.03

Social Cohesion between the Member States of the European Union: Past Developments and Prospects for an Enlarged Union

Regina Berger-Schmitt
Centre for Sur vey Research and Methodology (ZUMA), Mannheim, Germany

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Berger-Schmitt, R. (2002). Social Cohesion between the Member States of the European Union: Past Developments and Prospects for an Enlarged Union. Sociologický èasopis / Czech Sociological Review, 38(6), 721-748. doi: 10.13060/00380288.2002.38.6.03
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