Changing power relations in the WTO - Why the India-U.S. trade agreement should make us worry more, rather than less, about global trade governance

Geoforum

Volumn 61, Issue , 2015, Pages 13-16

  Wilkinson, Rorden ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Rising' powers; Developing countries; India; Trade; United states; WTO

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; GLOBAL TRADE; POWER RELATIONS; TRADE AGREEMENT; TRADE REFORM; WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION;

INDIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923364739     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2015.02.007     Document Type: Review

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