Effects of Fair Trade Certification on Social Capital: The Case of Rwandan Coffee Producers

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2355-2367

  Elder, Sara D ^a   Zerriffi, Hisham ^a   Le Billon, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; Coffee; Cooperatives; Fair Trade; Rwanda; Social capital

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TRADE; CERTIFICATION; COFFEE; COOPERATIVE SECTOR; CROP PRODUCTION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

RWANDA;

EID: 84867141360     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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