Free-riding on federalism: Trade protection and the Canadian dairy industry

Canadian Public Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-162

  Baylis, Kathy ^a   Furtan, Hartley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; DAIRY FARMING; FEDERAL SYSTEM; PROTECTIONISM; TRADE POLICY;

CANADA;

EID: 0042230642     PISSN: 03170861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3552452     Document Type: Article

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