Biodiversity, trade and international agreements

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 55-74

  Barbier, Edward B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co operation; Conservation; Environment; Failure; Global marketing; International trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009530947     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eum0000000005310     Document Type: Article

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