Determinants of a successful regional trade agreement in West Africa

Regional Economic Integration in West Africa

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 181-211

  Olofin, Sam ^a   Salisu, Afees ^a   Ademuyiwa, Idris ^a   Owuru, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

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EID: 84938358137     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-01282-7_8     Document Type: Chapter

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