International trade in 'quality goods': Signalling problems for developing countries

Journal of International Development

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 999-1013

  Hudson, John ^a   Jones, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPORT; GOODS EXCHANGE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

EID: 0346273945     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1029     Document Type: Article

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