Private standards in global agri-food chains

Private Standards and Global Governance: Economic, Legal and Political Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 98-113

  Henson, Spencer ^a   Humphrey, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84881785985     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849808750.00009     Document Type: Chapter

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