Living in times of solidarity: Fair trade and the fractured life worlds of guatemalan coffee farmers

Journal of International Development

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1031-1041

  Alberto, Arce ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Actor oriented approach; Coffee production; Fair trade; Guatemala

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL TRADE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COFFEE; TRADE FLOW; TRADE ORGANIZATION; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TRADE POLICY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 70349895102     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1634     Document Type: Article

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