US certification initiatives in the coffee industry: The battle for just remuneration

Transnational Corporations and Human Rights

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 137-161

  Garcia Johnson, Ronie ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85016754492     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9781403937520     Document Type: Chapter

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