Justice for all? Material and semiotic impacts of Fair Trade craft certification

Geoforum

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 162-169

  Marston, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative consumption; Certification; Ecuador; Fair Trade; Handicrafts; Latin America; Moral economy

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; COMMODITY; ECONOMY OF SCALE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

ANDES; ECUADOR;

EID: 84872499329     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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