Knowledge, ethics and power in the home furnishings commodity chain

Geographies of Commodity Chains

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 250-269

  Reimer, Suzanne ^a   Leslie, Deborah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84917045754     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203448694     Document Type: Chapter

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