A decade of debate over non-trade concerns and agricultural trade liberalisation: Convergences, remaining conflicts and a way forward

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 203-215

  Sakuyama, Takumi ^a,b,c  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjustment costs; Agriculture negotiations; FAO; Jointness; Multifunctionality; Non commodity outputs; Non trade concerns; OECD; Transaction costs; WTO

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

EID: 23844541737     PISSN: 14624605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijarge.2005.007451     Document Type: Conference Paper

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