Will the WTO prevent the growth of ethical trade? Implications of potential changes to WTO rules for environmental and social standards in the forest sector

Journal of International Development

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 571-584

  Tallontire, Anne ^a   Blowfield, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE POLICY; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0033944568     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1328(200005)12:4<571::AID-JID692>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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