Assembling governance: The role of standards in the Tanzanian tea industry

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 64-73

  Loconto, Allison ^a  

^a University ofParis Est   (France)

Author keywords

Agencement; Certification; Corporate social responsibility; Governmentality; Standards; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

STANDARDS; TEA;

AGENCEMENT; CERTIFICATION; CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES (CSR); GOVERNMENTALITY; TANZANIA;

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

EID: 84942912492     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.090     Document Type: Article

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