Developing a normatively grounded research agenda for fair trade: Examining the case of Canada

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 92, Issue SUPPL 2, 2010, Pages 151-179

  Reed, Darryl ^a   Thomson, Bob ^b   Hussey, Ian ^a   LeMay, Jean Frédéric ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Équiterre ^*

^c Équiterre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative Trade; Certification; Cooperatives; Development; Fair Trade; Licensing; Non state regulation; Social economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874142720     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0575-1     Document Type: Article

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