'Fair trade gold': Antecedents, prospects and challenges

Geoforum

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 386-400

  Hilson, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artisanal mining; Fair trade; Ghana; Gold; Tropical commodities

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL MINING; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE SECTOR; DEVELOPING WORLD; GOLD MINE; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; STATE ROLE; TRADE;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 37449021700     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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