How the EU negotiates trade and democracy: The cases of China’s accession to the WTO and the Doha round

European Foreign Affairs Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-280

  Zimmermann, Hubert ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 85044978973     PISSN: 13846299     EISSN: 18758223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.54648/eerr2008017     Document Type: Article

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