Ethical trading and socioeconomic transformation: Critical reflections on the South African wine industry

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 301-319

  Bek, David ^a   McEwan, Cheryl ^a   Bek, Karen E ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD MARKET; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TRADE PERFORMANCE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33846908591     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a3831     Document Type: Article

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