Asymmetric bargaining and development trade-offs in the CARIFORUM-European union economic partnership agreement

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 328-357

  Heron, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African; Asymmetric bargaining; Caribbean and pacific group; CARIFORUM; Economic partnership agreements; European Union; Policy space

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959414090     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290.2010.481916     Document Type: Article

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