Fair trade coffee and human rights in Guatemala

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-261

  Lyon, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coffee; Consumption; Fair trade; Human rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547646186     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-007-9040-7     Document Type: Article

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