Will the Biosafety Protocol hinder or protect the developing world: Learning from China's experience

Food Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Huang, Jikun ^a   Zhang, Deliang ^a,b   Yang, Jun ^a   Rozelle, Scott ^c   Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosafety Protocol; China; Impact; LMO; Trade

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EXPORT; GLOBAL TRADE; IMPORT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVESTMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38049030702     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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