Non-trade concerns: Reconciling domestic policy objectives with trade liberalisation

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 277-291

  Blandford, David ^a   Boisvert, Richard N ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Doha negotiations; International trade; Multifunctionality; Non trade concerns; Policy; World Trade Organisation; WTO

Indexed keywords

TRADE LIBERALIZATION; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 23844507517     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijarge.2005.007457     Document Type: Conference Paper

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