Performing comparative advantage: The case of the global coffee business [PDF]
, 2011 We posit that comparative advantage is discovered via alternative transactional regimes of trading. Transactional regimes are performative, based on different forms of embedded agency.
Andriani, Pierpaolo +1 more
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Solid waste management and social inclusion of waste pickers: opportunities and challenges [PDF]
, 2014 This repository item contains a working paper from the Boston University Global Economic Governance Initiative. The Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI) is a research program of the Center for Finance, Law & Policy, the Frederick S. Pardee Center
Helwege, Ann, Marello, Marta
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Best practices for small farmers in Cuba and Costa Rica in the Global Era (1990-2008) [PDF]
, 2015 This article explores the evolution of cooperatives in Costa Rica and urban agriculture in Cuba as two cases of best practices among small-scale farmers to engage in a process of agricultural development from 1990 to 2008.
Botella Rodríguez, Elisa
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Policies for Cooperative Ownership in the Digital Economy [PDF]
, 2021 The past decade gave rise to the so-called 'gig economy'—a cluster of service sector jobs contingent workers fulfill through digital platforms. Firms like Uber, TaskRabbit, and GrubHub established themselves as two-way intermediaries between workers and ...
Hal Plotkin +3 more
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Improving the organisation and commercialisation of small coffee and cocoa producers in the Northern Amazon Region of Ecuador [PDF]
, 2012 Coffee and cocoa represent the main sources of income for small farmers in the Northern Amazon Region of Ecuador. The provinces of Orellana and Sucumbios, as border areas, have benefited from investments made by many public and private institutions. Many
Ramos Martín, Jesús +2 more
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Cooperativas Campesinas e Indígenas: Perspectivas de un Modelo De Responsabilidad Social Arraigado en el Conocimiento Tradicional [PDF]
Cooperatives, framed within the scope of social responsibility, promote social cohesion and the strengthening of community ties, seeking to impact both their members and the communities in which they operate.
Vargas-Chaves, Iván
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Soberanía nacional vs colaboración entre estados: crisis migratoria en la Unión Europea [PDF]
, 2019 Artículo de investigaciónSe examinan los retos que se han desarrollado frente a la crisis migratoria dentro de la Unión Europea, se desvelan entonces las problemáticas internas frente a la soberanía de los estados miembros y como esto repercute entre los
Castillo-Villanueva, Lady Tatiana
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Linking the poor to new modalities in service delivery. Partnership innovations in solid waste management in Bogotá, Colombia [PDF]
, 2012 Waste picking has become a prominent activity in the urban landscape, bridging the gap between shortfalls in service delivery and personal income generation in virtually all cities of the developing world.
Gómez, G.M. (Georgina) +1 more
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Economia solidária e produção de alimentos: uma nova configuração para as cadeias agroalimentares [PDF]
Alternative economies are responses to conventional economic systems, such as the solidarity economy, which tend to have an impact on changes in food supply systems, aiming for a transition to sustainability.
Barbosa, Maria José de Souza +14 more
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Crisis cooperativa y reconversión institucional [PDF]
, 2009 p.69-79Las cooperativas, como organizaciones de la economía social, deben servir a los intereses de sus asociados pero también deben adaptar su funcionamiento para poder desarrollarse en un contexto sumamente competitivo y globalizado.
Lombardo, Patricia Beatriz +3 more
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