Transnational multi-stakeholder sustainability standards and biofuels: Understanding standards processes

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 563-587

  Fortin, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biofuels; global governance; multi stakeholder processes; sustainability standards

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; DEVELOPING WORLD; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; STAKEHOLDER; STANDARD (REGULATION); SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84880020978     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2013.796455     Document Type: Article

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