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Is fair trade “fair”? : a study of handmade paper producers in Nepal
Kharel, Arjun - 2011
Master of Arts
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Fair trade and development goals in the coffee sector
Lautz, Brooke Amy - 2011
problematic with respect to development goals.  As one of the world’s most highly traded commodities and an income source for tens … sustainable development.  The discourse surrounding both fair trade and development has been affected by various theories and … reconcile the large discussion surrounding development and the claims made by fair trade companies.  In doing so, these issues …
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Globalization, Market Transition, and Variety of Developmental Models: a Comparison of Four Automakers in the Chinese Car Industry
Feng, Qiushi - 2009
globalization. Regarding to the ownership structure and technological upgrading strategies of the domestic assemblers, there have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475471
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International Coercion, Emulation and Policy Diffusion: Market-Oriented Infrastructure Reforms, 1977-1999
Henisz, Witold J.; Zelner, Bennet A.; Guillen, Mauro F. - 2004
World Bank or Regional Development Banks is increasing over time, a finding that is consistent with anecdotal evidence that …
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The MIRAB Model Twelve Years On
Bertram, Geoff - 1999
Developed in the mid 1980s to explain economic processes in New Zealand’ssphere of influence in the Pacific islands, the mirab model has proved applicableacross a wide range of island economies. Identifying features of a mirab economyare heavy reliance on transfer payments, including...
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A Contribution to the Empirics of Development and Globalization
Lohmann, Steffen - 2015
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Corporate-NGO Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Damlamian, Corinne - 2006
leaders – has recognized the importance of including business in the process of international development. NGOs, on the other … hand, have become instrumental in development work internationally, but they generally do not have the means and resources … social/environmental aspects of sustainable development, so they present benefits and challenges simultaneously. We shall use …
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Organic farming and fair trade in developing country as a new agribusiness paradigm: Evidence from Mali
Sinaba, Famory; Dessein, Joost; Lauwers, Ludwig; … - 2011
Organic farming and fair trade certified chains have emerged in West-Africa since the 1990s inanswer to new alternative markets in developed countries. These chains, involving actors fromNorth and South, are seen as an opportunity to sustainably valorise the small peasants agriculturein Africa...
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Characteristics and organization of the Fairtrade market in Brazil
Valentini, Elena - 2010
Fair Trade is defined as a set of socio-economic activities which are alternative to traditional and international trade. It began from the belief that the principal market's laws tend to cause serious damage to the South, and especially to the many workers devoted to 'agriculture'.The concept...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443617
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Using a Modified Payment Card Survey on Chinese Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Fair Trade Coffee: Would the Starting Point Matter
Yang, Shang-Ho; Hu, Wuyang - 2011
Coffee consumption in China is increasing rapidly over the recent years. This study offers one of the few initial attempts to not only understand general consumption behavior associated with Chinese coffee, but to explore the viability of niche markets for coffee with the credence attribute...
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