Partnerships for Sustainable Change in Cotton: An Institutional Analysis of African Cases

This article examines intersectoral partnerships formed to promote sustainable cotton production and the extent to which such partnerships are facilitated or constrained by their institutional environment. Based on an analysis of five partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa, this article shows that insti...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Bitzer, Verena (Συγγραφέας) ; Glasbergen, Pieter (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
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Έκδοση: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2010
Στο/Στη: Journal of business ethics
Έτος: 2010, Τόμος: 93, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 223-240
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Sustainability
B Africa
B Partnerships
B Institutional Factors
B Cotton
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Σύνοψη:This article examines intersectoral partnerships formed to promote sustainable cotton production and the extent to which such partnerships are facilitated or constrained by their institutional environment. Based on an analysis of five partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa, this article shows that institutional factors create both opportunities and obstacles for partnership implementation which are inextricably linked to their adoption of particular farming strategies and sustainability standards. In general, these institutional factors tend to facilitate the implementation of partnerships using contract farming and mainstream sustainability standards, and hinder those adopting cooperative farming methods and organic standards.
ISSN:1573-0697
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10551-010-0562-6