Transnational corporate interests and global environmental governance: Negotiating rules for agricultural biotechnology and chemicals

Environmental Politics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1-23

  Clapp, Jennifer ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGROINDUSTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

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EID: 0346120003     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644010412331308354     Document Type: Article

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