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Private Quality Standards

Private Quality Standards is a singular academic construct denoting a privately established, non-governmental benchmark system that defines and regulates the specific quality attributes, production methods, or geographical authenticity of goods—particularly within Appellations of Origin—distinguished from public or statutory standards by its development and enforcement through private-sector entities rather than public regulatory bodies.

69

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5.5K

Citations

135

Authors

87

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

69

Global value chains and agrifood standards: Challenges and possibilities for smallholders in developing countries

Joonkoo Lee, Gary Gereffi, Janet Beauvais · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 505 citations · Full text

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Private voluntary standards in the food system: The perspective of major food retailers in OECD countries

Linda Fulponi · Food Policy · 2005 · 469 citations

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Understanding the Complexities of Private Standards in Global Agri-Food Chains as They Impact Developing Countries

Spencer Henson, John Humphrey · The Journal of Development Studies · 2010 · 384 citations

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Using private management standard certification to reduce information asymmetries in corrupt environments

Iván Montiel, Bryan W. Husted, Petra Christmann · Strategic Management Journal · 2012 · 292 citations

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Global Standards, Local Realities: Private Agrifood Governance and the Restructuring of the Kenyan Horticulture Industry

Stefan Ouma · Economic Geography · 2010 · 241 citations

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Authors

135

  1. MM
    Miet Maertens

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    5 publications · 463 citations

    5

    h-index

  2. TR
    Thomas Reardon

    Michigan State University, United States

    4 publications · 485 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. SL
    Stewart Lockie

    Central Queensland University, Australia

    3 publications · 83 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. JE
    Jill E. Hobbs

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    3 publications · 134 citations

    3

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  5. RT
    Rebeka Tennent

    Australian National University, Australia

    2 publications · 49 citations

    2

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Institutions

87

  1. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    296 citations

  3. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

    Uppsala, Sweden

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    309 citations

  4. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    137 citations

  5. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique

    Rabat, Morocco

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    136 citations

  6. University of Saskatchewan

    Saskatoon, Canada

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    134 citations

  7. Lafayette College

    Easton, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    48 citations

  8. Copenhagen Business School

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    48 citations

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Venues

  1. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)

    Repository · 5 publications · 150 citations

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  2. American Journal of Agricultural Economics

    4 publications · 425 citations

    4

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  3. Food Policy

    4 publications · 733 citations

    4

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  4. Agriculture and Human Values

    3 publications · 176 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. World Development

    3 publications · 359 citations

    3

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