Management response to the demands of global fresh fruit markets: Rewarding harvesters with financial incentives

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 446-468

  Ortiz, Sutti ^a,c   Aparicio, Susana ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Universiy of Buenos Aires ^*  (Argentina)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); COMPLIANCE; FRUIT; MARKET CONDITIONS;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CITRUS LIMON;

EID: 33646360235     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380600576243     Document Type: Article

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