Multifunctional agriculture: Some consequences for international trade regimes

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 309-327

  Vatn, Arild ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Multifunctional agriculture; Precision; Rights; Trade rules; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036339537     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurrag/29.3.309     Document Type: Conference Paper

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