Codes of conduct, retailer buying practices and farm labour in South Africa's wine and deciduous fruit export chains.
Global fruit commodity chains are increasingly controlled by large supermarkets in Europe and North America. The impact of retailer buying practices on developing country producers and farm workers has led to codes of conduct that govern the relationship between retailers and their suppliers. The ex...
| Published in: | International Development Planning Review Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 477 - 494 |
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Liverpool University Press / Journals
2004
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