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The political environment of business in Europe varies between countries and within countries varies over time. There are, in broad terms, two main aspects of this environment.
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Nugent, N. (1994). The political environment. In: Nugent, N., O’Donnell, R. (eds) The European Business Environment. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23636-7_2
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