Fair trade and organizational innovation in Nepal: Lessons from 25 years of growth of the association of craft producers (ACP)

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 377-396

  Biggs, Stephen ^a   Lewis, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TRADE ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67649850615     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2009.11     Document Type: Article

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