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Institutions do not only exist in political arenas but also in “free markets” which are always controlled by a large number of different regulations, rules and standards1. In the following paper we will take a closer look at the design, performance and effects of a particular type of market internal institutions that is becoming increasingly important on the world market: environmental production standards.
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Dünckmann, F., Mayer, C. (2003). Using Market Institutions for Sustainability: Environmental Production Standards in the Coffee Trade. In: Breit, H., Engels, A., Moss, T., Troja, M. (eds) How Institutions Change. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-80936-0_8
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