Tariff preferences, WTO negotiations and the LDCs: The case of the 'everything but arms' initiative

World Economy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 375-405

  Yu, Wusheng ^a   Jensen, Trine Vig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; TARIFF STRUCTURE; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 15844370486     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2005.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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