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Fair trade from the ground up : new markets for social justice

[NT 42944] Record Type:	[NT 8598] Electronic resources : [NT 40817] monographic
[NT 47348] Title Information:	new markets for social justice
[NT 47261] Author:	LintonApril,
[NT 47356] Secondary Intellectual Responsibility:	Project Muse
[NT 47351] Place of Publication:	Seattle
[NT 47263] Published:	University of Washington Press;
[NT 47352] Year of Publication:	2012
[NT 47264] Description:	1 online resource (x, 195 p.)ill. . :
[NT 47266] Subject:	Social justice -
[NT 47266] Subject:	International trade -
[NT 51458] Online resource:	http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780295804194/
[NT 51398] Summary:	"Documents and evaluates Fair Trade's achievements to date, following Fair Trade products from their origins to their destinations along global value chains and assessing prospects for future growth"--
[NT 50961] ISBN:	9780295804194electronic bk.
[NT 50961] ISBN:	029580419Xelectronic bk.
[NT 50961] ISBN:	9780295991726pbk.
[NT 50961] ISBN:	0295991720pbk.

Fair trade from the ground up : new markets for social justice
Linton, April

Fair trade from the ground up : new markets for social justice / April Linton - Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (x, 195 p.) ; ill. ..
ISBN 9780295804194ISBN 029580419XISBN 9780295991726ISBN 0295991720
Social justiceInternational trade

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330 $a "Fair Trade promises to raise living standards in developing countries through: - worldwide minimum prices for commodities - support for democratically governed cooperatives - requirement of minimum wages and safety standards for workers - training to help producers improved quality and develop business skills - encouragement of eco-friendly practices - third-party certification In contrastto the free trade status quo,Fair Trade relies on informed consumers to choose more direct supply chains that minimize the role of middlemen, offering economic justice and social change as a viable and sustainable alternative to charity. Butdoes it work? Fair Trade from the Ground Up documents achievements at both the producer and the consumer ends of commodity chains and assesses prospects for future growth. From Guatemalan coffee farmers to student activists on U.S. college clmpuses, the stories of individuals informApril Linton's analysis. Drawing on studies by social scientists and economists, as well as on new case studies, she provides balanced answers to hard questions: How can largeinstitutions be persuaded to commit to using Fair Trade suppliers? Does ethical consumerism work? Are the "social premiums" that are built into Fair Trade prices really being used for community projects? Will Fair Trade market growth reach the scaleof organics or green products? This book meets a long-felt need among economic-justice activists, consumer groups, and academics for a reliable qualitative and quantitative overview of achievements of the Fair Trade movement. "A great strength of this book is the breadth of the original surveys of everyone from producers to business owners to activistsand institutional players. I don't know of any other work with such a broad assemblage of empirical pieces." -Matt Warning, University of Puget Sound April Linton is assistant professor of sociology at the University of California San Diego. She is coeditor of The Global Governance of Food"--ovided by publisher
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