A Middle East Free Trade Area: Economic interdependence and peace considered

World Economy

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1682-1700

  Momani, Bessma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC RELATIONS; FREE TRADE AREA; PEACEKEEPING; TRADE RELATIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35748940284     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2007.01036.x     Document Type: Article

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