Labour process and workers' bargaining power in export grape production, North East Brazil

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 526-553

  Selwyn, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural labour; Global commodity chains; Grape production; North East Brazil

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL TRADE; BARGAINING; EXPORT; RURAL ECONOMY; TRADE UNION;

BRAZIL; SAO FRANCISCO; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

VITACEAE;

EID: 34548356819     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: 14710366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2007.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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