The Dutch flower auctions have played a critical role in the world cut-flower industry by providing efficient centers for price determination and transactions of flowers between buyers and sellers. These auctions owned by Dutch cut-flower grower cooperatives have traditionally used the...

This paper studies how firms react to electoral violence. Predictions derived from a model of firms reaction to violence are tested using Kenya flower exporters during the 2008 post-election violence. The violence reduced exports primarily through workers' absence and had heterogenous e ffects:...

This research explores the effect of industrialization on the process of development. In contrast to conventional wisdom that views industrial development as a catalyst for economic growth, the study establishes that while the adoption of industrial technology was conducive to economic...

This research explores the effect of industrialization on the process of development. In contrast to conventional wisdom that views industrial development as a catalyst for economic growth, the study establishes that while the adoption of industrial technology was conducive to economic...

Flower is a widely used product around the world. Global export of Cut flowers and flower buds for bouquets, fresh or dried (H.S. 0603) was UDS 7375, 7680, 8387, 8480 and 8442 million in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively. Top 10 Cut flowers-exporting countries are the Netherlands,...

This research explores the effect of industrialization on the process of development. In contrast to conventional wisdom that views industrial development as a catalyst for economic growth, the study establishes that while the adoption of industrial technology was conducive to economic...

The auctioning rule in Japanese flower markets is a slightly modified version of that of the original Dutch flower auction. At Japanese flower markets, there is an additional stage, called “mari,” where buyers who lost in the previous auction can apply for purchasing the remainder of flowers...

In this case the Dutch Flower Auctions (DFA) are discussed. The DFA are part of the supply network in which flowers are produced, stocked, and then sold through either mediation or auctioning. This case focuses on the buyers' and auctioneers' positions when flowers are traded through auctions....

As the colloquial name for cut flowers as “blood flowers” implies, the outsourced production of “blood flowers” is plagued by negative externalities, including child labor, health risks, soil and water pollution, sexual exploitation of women, and unfair distribution of water resources...