Trade liberalization and the new regionalism in the Asia-Pacific: Taking stock of recent events

International Relations of the Asia-Pacific

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 217-233

  Rajan, Ramkishen S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 27744556381     PISSN: 1470482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/irap/lci110     Document Type: Article

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