Is agriculture compatible with free trade?

Ecological Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-24

  Moon, Wanki ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural sustainability; Agricultural trade liberalization; Climate change; Ecological economics; Food security; Free trade; Global public goods; Multifunctionality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMODITY MARKET; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; FOOD MARKET; FOOD SECURITY; FREE TRADE; GLOBAL TRADE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PUBLIC GOODS; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADE LIBERALIZATION; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EID: 80055052182     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.09.004     Document Type: Article

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