On the emergence of an MFN club: equal treatment in an unequal world
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- Kamal Saggi & Faruk Sengul, 2009. "On the emergence of an MFN club: equal treatment in an unequal world," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 42(1), pages 267-299, February.
- Kamal Saggi & Faruk Sengul, 2009. "On the emergence of an MFN club: equal treatment in an unequal world," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 42(1), pages 267-299, February.
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Multilateral Trading System; Trade Agreements; Trade Liberalization; International Tariff Cooperation; WTO Disputes; Case Studies;All these keywords.
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- F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
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