The wto in Bali: what mc9 means for the Doha Development Agenda and why it matters

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1032-1050

  Wilkinson, Rorden ^a   Hannah, Erin ^b   Scott, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

asymmetries; development; ministerial conference; multilateralism; poverty; trade; World Trade Organization

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; POVERTY; TRADE AGREEMENT; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

BALI; INDONESIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 84921800915     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: 13602241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2014.907726     Document Type: Article

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