Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2005, 41(3): 401-422 | DOI: 10.13060/00380288.2005.41.3.04

Is Consultation Everything? The Influence of Interest Groups on Parliamentary Working Bodies in Slovenia

Danica Fink-Hafner, Alenka Krašovec
Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana

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Fink-Hafner, D., & Krašovec, A. (2005). Is Consultation Everything? The Influence of Interest Groups on Parliamentary Working Bodies in Slovenia. Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 41(3), 401-422. doi: 10.13060/00380288.2005.41.3.04
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