Psychology and opposition to free trade

World Trade Review

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-44

  Kemp, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84919501401     PISSN: 14747456     EISSN: 14753138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1474745606003089     Document Type: Article

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