Achieving environmental objectives under reduced domestic agricultural support and trade liberalization: An empirical application to Taiwan

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-31

  Chang, Hung Hao ^a   Boisvert, Richard N ^a   Blandford, David ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agri environmental policy; Agricultural trade policy; Multifunctionality; Rice policy; WTO policy reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744444193     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1068280500001544     Document Type: Conference Paper

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