China's export restriction policies: Complying with 'WTO plus' or undermining multilateralism

World Trade Review

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 389-408

  Karapinar, Baris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 79960268709     PISSN: 14747456     EISSN: 14753138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1474745611000218     Document Type: Article

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