'Constructing' Ethical Mineral Supply Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Malawian Fair Trade Rubies

Development and Change

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-78

  Hilson, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; DEVELOPING WORLD; ETHICS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MINERAL RESOURCE; RUBY;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84891922530     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dech.12069     Document Type: Article

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