Product safety, collateral damage and trade policy responses: Restoring confidence in China's exports

Journal of World Trade

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-124

  Liu, Huanan ^a   Kerr, William A ^b,c   Hobbs, Jill E ^b  

^a SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade   (Canada)

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EID: 84863350841     PISSN: 10116702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.54648/trad2009003     Document Type: Article

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