The EU's free-trade agreements with developing countries: A case of wishful thinking?

World Economy

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1369-1385

  McQueen, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; FREE TRADE; TRADE AGREEMENT; TRADE RELATIONS;

EGYPT; EUROPE; MEXICO; MOROCCO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036763123     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9701.t01-1-00496     Document Type: Article

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