Ethical Sourcing in the Global Food System

ISBN-13: 9781844071999 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 224 str.

Stephanie Barrientos; Catherine Dolan

Opis

With case studies, this title explores fair and ethical trade systems in diverse countries and sectors, allowing a balanced analysis of this global phenomenon.

Spis treści

Transformation of Global Food: Opportunities and Challenges for Fair and Ethical Trade * The Development of Alternative and Fair Trade: Moving into the Mainstream * Organic and Fair Trade Movements in Global Food Networks * Corporate Social Responsibility from a Supermarket Perspective: Approach of the Co-operative Group * Ethical Trade: What Does It Mean for Women Workers in African Horticulture? * Central American Banana Production: Women Workers and Chiquita's Ethical Sourcing from Plantations * The Gangmaster System in the UK: Perspective of a Trade Unionist * Participatory Social Auditing: Developing a Worker-focused Approach * Oxfam's Coffee Campaign: An NGO Perspective * Small Producers: Constraints and Challenges in the Global Food System * Concluding Reflections on the Future of Ethical Sourcing *

O autorze

Stephanie Barrientos is a Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK and Catherine Dolan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, USA.