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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461942703321

Titolo

The processes and practices of fair trade : trust, ethics, and governance / / edited by Brigitte Granville and Janet Dine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-64238-7

0-203-10068-9

1-136-23181-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in the modern world economy ; ; 108

Altri autori (Persone)

DineJanet

GranvilleBrigitte

Disciplina

382/.3

Soggetti

Foreign trade regulation

International trade - Moral and ethical aspects

Competition, Unfair

Electronic books.

Developing countries Commerce

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Overview and introduction -- pt. II. Governance and institutions -- pt. III. Trust and ethics -- pt. IV. Fairtrade in action.

Sommario/riassunto

This book analyzes the factors behind the recent expansion of Fairtrade and questions whether the trust given to the scheme by ""ethical"" shoppers is warranted. It goes about this assessment by analyzing the claim of ethical shopping and by scrutinizing the specific contribution of the Fairtrade Certification Mark to producer's welfare. This assessment is based on information gathered in a mixture of desk-based research and fieldwork carried out in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Tanzania and South Africa. This book comprises separate chapters written by academics of various backgrounds, who