Integrated assessment of trade-related policies: Agricultural trade liberalisation and the Convention to Combat Desertification

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 311-315

  Mayrand, Karel ^a  

^a Unisféra ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Desertification; Multilateral environmental agreements; Trade policy; UNCCD

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; DESERTIFICATION; LAND DEGRADATION; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE POLICY; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 33846299262     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154606781765084     Document Type: Article

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