The World Trade Organization and competition policy: Implications for developing countries

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 52-64

  Holmes, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILATERAL AGREEMENT; COMPETITION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0037729005     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2003.tb00070.x     Document Type: Article

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