Consumer information, labelling and international trade in agri-food products

Food Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-89

  Hobbs, Jill E ^a,b   Kerr, William A ^a,b  

^a Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Consumer concerns; International trade; Labelling; Protectionism; Trade barriers

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE POLICY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 30044432806     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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