The processes and practices of fair trade : trust, ethics and governance
by
Granville, Brigitte.
Title
:
The processes and practices of fair trade : trust, ethics and governance
Author
:
Granville, Brigitte.
ISBN
:
9780415575669
9780203100684
Publication Information
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New York : Routledge, 2013.
Physical Description
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xxiv, 371 s. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series
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Routledge studies in the modern world economy ; 108
Routledge studies in the modern world economy; 108
General Note
:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part1: Overview1. A Growing Phenomena Brigitte Granville and Steven Telford Part 2: Ethical Shopping, Trusting Morality and Altruism2. Ethical Shopping and Trusting Morality Andrew Fagan 3. Trust and Altruism Steven Telford4 Trust in Fairtrade, the ' Feel Good Effect' Brigitte Granville Part 3: Trusting Fairtrade5. Contract as the Legitimisation of Trust Kirsteen Shields6. Can Technology Deliver Trust? Rohan KariyawasamPart 4: Governance and Institutions 7. Regulatory and Institutional Aspects: The Case of Europe Marise Cremona and Graciela Marin Duran 8. Fairtrade and the Legitimacy of Certification Matthew Anderson 9. Fairtrade, Corporate Responsibility and the Concession Idea Janet Dine Part5: Empirical Evidence 10. Empirical Results, the cases of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and South Africa Brigitte Granville and Steven Telford 11. The Movement, Actors and Commodities: Does the FLO Fair Trade Label Make them Truly Fair Trade? Marcelin Tonye Mahop.
Abstract
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Fairtrade has established itself as a distinct phenomenon within the realm of global consumerism. Fairtrade aims to protect small producers against price volatility and inadequate incomes as well as to provide community benefits (health care, education). It relies on consumer purchases of FT products carried out at agreed minimum prices. These purchases measure the trust accorded to the scheme which is founded on a system of certification comprising a series of recommended producer welfare-enhancing standards that FT products must satisfy.....
Subject Term
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Foreign trade regulation.
International trade -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Competition, Unfair.
Geographic Term
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Developing countries -- Commerce.
Added Author
:
Granville, Brigitte.
Dine, Janet.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
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| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025568821 | 382.3 G765P 2013 | 1 |