Special safeguards for developing country agriculture: A proposal for WTO negotiations

World Trade Review

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-31

  Valdés, Alberto ^a   Foster, William ^b  

^a Independent consultant   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

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EID: 20044369659     PISSN: 14747456     EISSN: 14753138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1474745603001320     Document Type: Article

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