African Perspectives on Trade and the WTO Domestic Reforms, Structural Transformation and Global Economic Integration
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- African Perspectives on Trade and the WTO
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- Contents
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- Contributors
- Message
- Joint Foreword
- Book part
- Glossary
- Disclaimer
- 1 Introduction and Overview
- Part I The Future of the Multilateral Trading System: Perspectives from African Policy-Makers and Partners
- Part II Africa’s Participation in the Rules-Based Multilateral Trading System
- Part III Selected Development Experiences and Perspectives
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Part II - Africa’s Participation in the Rules-Based Multilateral Trading System
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- African Perspectives on Trade and the WTO
- African Perspectives on Trade and the WTO
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Plates
- Contributors
- Message
- Joint Foreword
- Book part
- Glossary
- Disclaimer
- 1 Introduction and Overview
- Part I The Future of the Multilateral Trading System: Perspectives from African Policy-Makers and Partners
- Part II Africa’s Participation in the Rules-Based Multilateral Trading System
- Part III Selected Development Experiences and Perspectives
- Book part
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- Book part
- References
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- African Perspectives on Trade and the WTODomestic Reforms, Structural Transformation and Global Economic Integration, pp. 67 - 314Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016
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