Does market liberalisation jeopardise export quality? Cameroonian cocoa, 1988-2000

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 303-342

  Tollens, Eric F ^a   Gilbert, Christopher L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; COCOA; ECONOMIC REFORM; EXPORT; LIBERALIZATION;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 0346907243     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jae/12.3.303     Document Type: Article

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