GM-freeprivate standards, public regulation of GM products and mass media
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GM-free private standards, public regulation of GM products and mass media
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عنوان ژورنال: Environment and Development Economics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1355-770X,1469-4395
DOI: 10.1017/s1355770x13000673