How labourers fare in fresh fruit export industries: Lemon production in Northern Argentina

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 382-404

  Ortiz, Sutti ^a   Aparicio, Susana ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Harvest labour; Horticultural exports; Trade regulation; Wages

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; EXPORT; HORTICULTURE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; STATE ROLE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADE UNION; WAGE GAP;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CITRUS LIMON;

EID: 34249979245     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: 14710366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2007.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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