Codes of conduct, retailer buying practices and farm labour in South Africa's wine and deciduous fruit export chains

International Development Planning Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 477-493

  Mather, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPORT; RETAILING; RURAL ECONOMY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34547788216     PISSN: 14746743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/idpr.26.4.7     Document Type: Article

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