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7 - Addressing Local Content Requirements in a Sustainable Energy Trade Agreement: June 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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Jha, Veena (2009) Trade Flows, Barriers and Market Drivers in Sustainable Energy Supply Goods. ICTSD, GenevaGoogle Scholar
Meléndez-Ortiz, Ricardo (ed.) (2013) Global Challenges and the Future of the WTO. ICTSD Programme on Global Economic Policy and Institutions, GenevaGoogle Scholar
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