Are discriminatory procurement policies motivated by protectionism?

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Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-68

  Breton, Albert ^a   Salmon, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREFERENTIAL PURCHASING; PROCUREMENT POLICY; PROTECTIONISM; SERVICE DELIVERY; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 0029750617     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.1996.tb01384.x     Document Type: Article

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