Seeking escape: The use of escape clauses in international trade agreements

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 349-368

  Pelc, Krzysztof J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GATT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TRADE AGREEMENT; TRADE RELATIONS; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

EID: 66949151059     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2009.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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