Assessing certification as governance: Effects and broader consequences for coffee

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-241

  Auld, Graeme ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Certification; Environmental governance; Global governance; Public policy; Public private interactions

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CERTIFICATION; COFFEE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;

EID: 77952534586     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496510368506     Document Type: Article

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