Renegotiating the food aid convention: Background, context, and issues

Global Governance

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-304

  Hoddinott, John ^a   Cohen, Marc J ^b   Barrett, Christopher B ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b IFPRI ^*

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

Author keywords

Food aid; Food aid convention; Humanitarian assistance; Local purchase; World trade organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649166130     PISSN: 10752846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/19426720-01403004     Document Type: Article

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