Fair trade towns USA: Growing the market within a diverse economy

Journal of Political Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 145-160

  Lyon, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical consumption; Fair trade; Gibson Graham; Localism; Social movements

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; CERTIFICATION; ETHICS; MARKET; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; TRADE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929086455     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10730451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2458/v21i1.21129     Document Type: Article

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