The evolution and utilization of the GATT/WTO dispute settlement mechanism

Frontiers of Economics and Globalization

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages 91-118

  Chang, Pao Li ^a  

^a SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Appeal; Block; Dispute settlement; Legal controversy; Political cost; Two sided asymmetric information

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896539005     PISSN: 15748715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1574-8715(2009)0000006007     Document Type: Article

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