Global sourcing using local content tariff rules

IIE Transactions (Institute of Industrial Engineers)

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 425-437

  Li, Yanzhi ^a   Lim, Andrew ^a   Rodrigues, Brian ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Free trade agreement; Global sourcing; Local content; Tariff

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ECONOMICS;

FREE TRADE AGREEMENT; GLOBAL SOURCING; TARIFF; TRADE CONCESSIONS;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

EID: 33847746145     PISSN: 0740817X     EISSN: 15458830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07408170600838449     Document Type: Article

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