What if all trade was fair trade? The potential of a social clause to achieve the goals of fair trade

Journal of Strategic Marketing

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 263-275

  Valor, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ethical Trade; Fair Trade; Social clause; Wto

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954147443     PISSN: 0965254X     EISSN: 14664488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09652540600856519     Document Type: Article

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