How the poor pay for the US trade deficit: And why it matters for the Doha development agenda

The WTO after Hong Kong: Progress in, and Prospects for, the Doha Development Agenda

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 97-118

  Scott, James ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77950532737     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203961094     Document Type: Chapter

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