Why is trade reform so popular in Latin America? A consumption-based theory of trade policy preferences

World Politics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 423-455

  Baker, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FREE TRADE; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE POLICY; TRADE REFORM;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 0141976172     PISSN: 00438871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/wp.2003.0014     Document Type: Article

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