The social dimension of EU trade policies

The European Union and the Social Dimension of Globalization: How the EU Influences the World

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 148-165

  Orbie, Jan ^a   Gistelinck, Myriam ^b   Kerremans, Bart ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 84886846812     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203696811     Document Type: Chapter

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