Screen LibraryFair trade, sustainability and social change
The authors critically evaluate the fair trade movement's role in pursuing a more just and environmentally sustainable society. Using fair trade as a case study of the shift toward non-state forms of governance, they focus on its role not only as a regulatory tool, but as a catalyst for broader...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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International political economy series
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137269850 |
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The authors critically evaluate the fair trade movement's role in pursuing a more just and environmentally sustainable society. Using fair trade as a case study of the shift toward non-state forms of governance, they focus on its role not only as a regulatory tool, but as a catalyst for broader social and political transformation. 'This is an excellent new work and a must read for anyone interested in trade justice and, its antithesis, corporate dominance of the world trading system. The book is broad in its depth, intellectually scrupulous, and a pleasure to read. The authors offer thought-provoking new insights and the challenging conclusion that, despite many bumps on the road, fair trade (at its best) represents an alternative to large scale, capitalist agriculture by altering the relations of production, exchange and consumption.' - Gavin Fridell, Saint Mary's University, Canada 'This book blows the lid off popul |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137269843. |
| Carrier Form: | 240 p. : 6 b&w, halftones, 8. |
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9781137269843 9781137269850 : 1137269855 : |
| CLC: | F061.3 |
| Contents: | 1. Things and What They Hide 2. Car Trunks to Shipping Containers 3. The Persistence of Poverty 4. Free Riding and the Fairness Frame 5. Power and Consumption: Corporate Countermovement and the Threat of Asymmetry 6. W(h)ither, Fair Trade? Afterword: Fair Trade in A Boom Market. |