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East Asian Free Trade Agreement: Strategic Aspects for Japan

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Igawa, K., Kim, B. (2005). East Asian Free Trade Agreement: Strategic Aspects for Japan. In: Ahn, C.Y., Baldwin, R.E., Cheong, I. (eds) East Asian Economic Regionalism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24331-3_2

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