Where now for fair trade?

Business History

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 161-189

  Doherty, Bob ^a   Davies, Iain A ^b   Tranchell, Sophi ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c Divine Chocolate Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

co optation; dilution; fair trade; fair trade organisations; fair washing; mainstreaming; multinational corporations; supermarket retailers

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; ETHICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKET SYSTEM; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRADE FLOW; TRADE PERFORMANCE; TRADE RELATIONS;

EID: 84874133703     PISSN: 00076791     EISSN: 17437938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00076791.2012.692083     Document Type: Article

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