Private Standards, Trade and Poverty: GlobalGAP and Horticultural Employment in Senegal

World Economy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1073-1088

  Colen, Liesbeth ^a   Maertens, Miet ^a   Swinnen, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; CERTIFICATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPLOYMENT; EXPORT; HORTICULTURE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; STANDARD (REGULATION); TRADE RELATIONS; WAGE DETERMINATION;

SENEGAL;

EID: 84864826399     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2012.01463.x     Document Type: Article

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