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6 - Selling the Sun Safely and Effectively: Solar Photovoltaic Standards, Certification Testing and Implications for Trade Policy: December 2013

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2016

Gary C. Hufbauer
Affiliation:
Peterson Institute of International Economics, Washington DC
Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz
Affiliation:
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICSTD), Geneva
Richard Samans
Affiliation:
World Economic Forum
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