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Poverty Alleviation and Fair Trade in Latin America

@inproceedings{Murray2003PovertyAA,
  title={Poverty Alleviation and Fair Trade in Latin America},
  author={Douglas L. Murray and Laura T. Raynolds and Peter Leigh Taylor},
  year={2003}
}
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