Governing the transnational organic cotton network from Benin

Global Networks

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 333-354

  Glin, Laurent C ^a   Mol, Arthur P J ^a   Oosterveer, Peter ^a   Vodouhê, Simplice D ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

BENIN; GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN (GVC); ORGANIC COTTON; TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS GOVERNANCE; TRUST

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; BENIN; GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN; GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABILITY DIMENSIONS; TRANSNATIONAL NETWORKS; TRUST; VALUE CHAINS;

AGRICULTURE; VELOCITY CONTROL;

COTTON;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COTTON; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; ORGANIC FARMING;

BENIN [WEST AFRICA];

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84861822454     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0374.2011.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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