Certification and neoliberal governance: Moral economies of fair trade in the eastern caribbean

American Anthropologist

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-22

  Moberg, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Caribbean; Certification; Fair trade; Moral economy; Neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896494048     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: 15481433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aman.12073     Document Type: Article

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