Fairness and ethicality in their place: The regional dynamics of fair trade and ethical sourcing agendas in the plantation districts of South India

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1833-1851

  Neilson, Jeff ^a   Pritchard, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; COFFEE; CROP PRODUCTION; ETHICS; PLANTATION; POVERTY; TEA;

INDIA;

EID: 77957346506     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a4260     Document Type: Article

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