The Politics of Fair Trade : A Survey

ISBN-13: 9781857435122 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 262 str.

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Opis

Chapters on relevant issues pertaining to fair trade, written by experts in the field.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Time to Say ‘Farewell’ to the Free Trade Era?  3. Who are the key players and what does the ‘fair trade’ landscape look like  4. The Commodification of Ethics  5. Can advocacy-led certification systems (including production and pricing systems) transform global corporate practices? Or is fair trade simply becoming a new form of governmentality – with new technologies of regulation and surveillance  6. Success and challenges of fair  7. Some case studies:Bananas, Chocolate, Textiles, Coffee, Cut flowers, Handicrafts, Rice  A – Z Glossary of Key Terms

O autorze

Meera Warrier is Research Development Co-ordinator at the University of Leicester. She has several years' experience in research management and communicating research to non-academic audiences such as journalists, the charity sector and policy makers. Her current research interests include globalization and the politics of development, and the globalization and internationalization of higher education.