National contexts matter: The co-evolution of sustainability standards in global value chains

Ecological Economics

Volumn 83, Issue , 2012, Pages 197-209

  Manning, Stephan ^a   Boons, Frank ^b   von Hagen, Oliver ^c   Reinecke, Juliane ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ITC Geneva ^*  (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Coffee industry; Global value chains; National institutions; Sustainability standards

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; COFFEE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FOOD INDUSTRY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VALUATION;

EID: 84868338685     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.08.029     Document Type: Article

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