Food safety standards and trade: Enhancing competitiveness and avoiding exclusion of developing countries

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 593-621

  Henson, Spencer ^a   Jaffee, Steven ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COMPETITIVENESS; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD MARKET; FOOD SAFETY; STANDARD (REGULATION); TRADE;

EID: 34250876768     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09578810601070753     Document Type: Article

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