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Governance, Recalibration, and Implementation

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This chapter deals with two issues: first, it explains the arrangements that are provided by the EPA for the governance and recalibration of the agreement and, second, provides a short overview of the implementation of the agreement.

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Bernal, R.L. (2013). Governance, Recalibration, and Implementation. In: Globalization, Trade, and Economic Development. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137356314_7

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