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UNINA9910455282003321 |
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Titolo |
Hidden hands in the market [[electronic resource] ] : ethnographies of fair trade, ethical consumption and corporate social responsibility / / edited by Geert de Neve ... [et al.] |
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Bingley, : Emerald JAI, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-77092-9 |
9786613681690 |
1-84855-059-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (337 p.) |
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Collana |
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Research in economic anthropology, , 0190-1281 ; ; v. 28 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Capitalism - Moral and ethical aspects |
International trade - Moral and ethical aspects |
Competition, Unfair - Moral and ethical aspects |
Anti-globalization movement |
Social responsibility of business |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Hidden Hands in the Market: Ethnographies of Fair Trade, Ethical Consumption, and Corporate Social Responsibility; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction: Revealing the hidden hands of global market exchange; Social relations in a depersonalised economy; The economy unbound: problems of boundedness and autarky; Contesting value: just prices and exchange; Regulation, deregulation, and governance; Conclusion: hidden hands in the market; Notes; Acknowledgements; References |
Chapter 2. Think locally, act globally: The political economy of ethical consumptionThinking locally, acting globally; Seeing an ethical world; The medium is the message; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Food values: The local and the authentic; Food chains; The local; Authenticity; Political implications; References; Chapter 4. Outsourcing otherness: crafting and marketing culture in the global handicrafts market; Introduction; Handicrafts research; |
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Artistic and cultural production in Bali; ''Not Moroccan enough''; Crafting objects and stories |
Reclaiming power and agency through fair tradeDiscussion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. Looping the value chain: Designer copies in a brand-name garment factory; Introduction; The context: ''signature fashions''; ''Thiefing a chance'' at signature fashions; Contesting value on the shop-floor; Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6. ''Longing for the west'': the geo-symbolics of the ethical consumption discourse in Hungary; The context of the research; Ethically loaded commodities as emblems of westernness; Conclusion; Notes; References |
Chapter 7. The hands that pick fair trade coffee: Beyond the charms of the family farmIntroduction; Fair trade and the charm of the family farm; Costa Rica and the small family farm; The coffee harvest; Migrant workers; Conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 8. Making or marketing a differencequest An anthropological examination of the marketing of fair trade cocoa from Ghana; Introduction; The marketing of fair trade; Fair trade in practice; Fair trade: views from the village; Cocoa and the role of government; Payback time: how farmers get even by not paying back |
Farmer agency and resistance in the twentieth centuryConclusion; Notes; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 9. Produce(ing) equity: Creating fresh markets in a food desert; Introduction; Kentucky agriculture at a crossroads; The urban setting; Farm to city; Creating the something between; Beyond business as usual: discussion and conclusions; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 10. Global garment chains, local labour activism: New challenges to trade union and NGO activism in the Tiruppur garment cluster, South India; Introduction; The Tiruppur garment cluster |
Representing garment workers |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In much of the world's economy, production, exchange and consumption are regulated by the Market, which is believed to be based on economic rationality and driven by a desire to consume. This collection of essays discusses alternative perspectives that se |
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