Thai trade policy: From non-discriminatory liberalisation to FTAs

World Economy

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1594-1620

  Sally, Razeen ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b ISEAS ^*  (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; FOREIGN POLICY; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE POLICY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 34548767075     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2007.01014.x     Document Type: Article

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