Fair trade standards, corporate participation, and social movement responses in the United States

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 92, Issue SUPPL 2, 2010, Pages 267-285

  Jaffee, Daniel ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Cooptation; Corporations; Fair Trade; Regulatory capture; Social justice; Social movements; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455250947     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0583-1     Document Type: Article

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