Fair trade and the citizen-consumer Shopping for justice? /
Drawing on international perspectives, this book explores the growing fair-trade consumer movement and why it has become a global phenomenon.
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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Consumption and public life
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137283672 |
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Drawing on international perspectives, this book explores the growing fair-trade consumer movement and why it has become a global phenomenon. 'Katy Wheeler offers a thorough and judicious evaluation of the Fairtrade movement and, thereby, a significant contribution to understanding the political potential of ethical consumption.' - Alan Warde, Professor Sociology, University of Manchester, UK. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230301429. |
Carrier Form: | 232 p. : 3 figures, 4 graphs, 6. |
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9780230301429 9781137283672 : 113728367X : |
CLC: | F114.41 |
Contents: | Introduction: The Rise of the Fair-Trade Citizen-Consumer Constructing the Citizen-Consumer The International Fair-Trade Consumer Movement Promoting Fair-Trade The Practice of Fair-Trade Support The Normalisation and Exclusivity of Fair-Trade Consumption The Politics of Fair-Trade Consumption Conclusion: The Ideology of the Citizen-Consumer Appendix: The National Omnibus Survey Questions (Module 236) Bibliography. |