Fair Trade Flowers: Global Certification, Environmental Sustainability, and Labor Standards

Rural Sociology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 493-519

  Raynolds, Laura T ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LABOR PARTICIPATION; LABOR STANDARD; MARKET SYSTEM; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; REGULATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

ECUADOR;

EID: 84871067822     PISSN: 00360112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-0831.2012.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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