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Fair enough?: Women and fair trade

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Fair enough? Women and fair trade. / Thomas, Pete; McArdle, Louise.
In: Critical Perspectives on International Business, Vol. 8, No. 4, 2012, p. 277-294.

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Thomas, P & McArdle, L 2012, 'Fair enough? Women and fair trade', Critical Perspectives on International Business, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 277-294. https://doi.org/10.1108/17422041211274165

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Thomas, P., & McArdle, L. (2012). Fair enough? Women and fair trade. Critical Perspectives on International Business, 8(4), 277-294. https://doi.org/10.1108/17422041211274165

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Thomas P, McArdle L. Fair enough? Women and fair trade. Critical Perspectives on International Business. 2012;8(4):277-294. doi: 10.1108/17422041211274165

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Thomas, Pete ; McArdle, Louise. / Fair enough? Women and fair trade. In: Critical Perspectives on International Business. 2012 ; Vol. 8, No. 4. pp. 277-294.

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