Producers and the fair trade distribution systems: What are the benefits and problems?

Sustainable Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-70

  Bezençon, Valéry ^a  

^a CENTRUM CATÓLICA GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Peru)

Author keywords

Alternative trade; ATO; Cameroon; Cooperative; Fair Trade; FLO; Mainstreaming; Partnership

Indexed keywords

PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; TRADE FLOW; TRADE POLICY; TRADE RELATIONS;

CAMEROON;

EID: 78751624977     PISSN: 09680802     EISSN: 10991719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sd.420     Document Type: Article

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