What happened to Doha in Geneva re-engineering the WTO's image while missing key opportunities

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-153

  Scott, James ^a   Wilkinson, Rorden ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Doha Round; Global Governance; Trade liberalization; World Trade Organization

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEVELOPING WORLD; TRADE AGREEMENT; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TRADE RELATIONS; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

GENEVA [SWITZERLAND]; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77950522629     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2010.6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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