Trade and the Political Economy of Food Standards

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 259-280

  Swinnen, Johan F M ^a   Vandemoortele, Thijs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Food and agriculture; Political economy; Regulation, public policy; Standards; Trade

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL TRADE; FOOD SUPPLY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STANDARD (REGULATION);

EID: 79956268441     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2011.00294.x     Document Type: Article

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