Is regionalism viable? A case for global free trade

Review of International Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 293-300

  Oladi, Reza ^a   Beladi, Hamid ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; FREE TRADE; GLOBAL TRADE; REGIONAL TRADE; REGIONALISM; TRADE BLOC;

EID: 47749110967     PISSN: 09657576     EISSN: 14679396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9396.2007.00716.x     Document Type: Article

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