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Title

The fair trade revolution / edited by John Bowes ; [foreword by Mary Robinson].

Publication

London ; New York : Pluto, 2011.

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Details

Additional Authors

Bowes, John

Description

xiii, 257 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill.; 20 cm.

Summary

"Fair trade has come a long way in the last 20 years.The Fair Trade Revolutioncelebrates the movement's achievement and takes up the challenge of improving more lives through fair dealing with producers. Fair Trade is now mainstream, with large companies like Cadbury's and supermarkets such as Sainsbury's producing and stocking many fair trade products. The authors of this collection, many of whom were responsible for the initial success of Fair Trade, emphasize the importance of ensuring that farmers and other producers remain the main beneficiaries. Punchy chapters, illustrated with many real-world examples, cover all the important issues including the tensions between large and small operators, the impact of recession, environmental policy and the danger of large operators embracing Fair Trade more in word than in practice. Written by the leading lights of the Fair Trade movement, including Harriet Lamb (Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation) and Bruce Crowther (Establisher of the world's first Fair Trade Town) this book will inspire activists and consumers to keep making the right choices" -- Publisher's information.

Subject

• Price maintenance > Developing countries
• International trade
• Developing countries > Commerce

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

A brilliant idea / John Bowes -- The impact of fairtrade / Harriet Lamb -- Rachel's blog / Rachel Archer -- Nicaragua : the road to freedom / Pedro Haslam and Nicholas Hoskyns -- Heroes and demons / Jeroen Kroezen -- Campaigning for justice / Joe Human and Bruce Crowther -- A glass and a half full : how Cadbury embraced fairtrade / David Croft and Alex Cole -- Honesty, openness and social responsibility / John Bowes -- Banana breakthrough / Matt North -- The greatest challenge / Jonathan Rosenthal -- Tricky waters / Tomy Mathew -- Scale without compromise / Harriet Lamb -- Raising the bar or directing the flood / Robin Murray -- When the rain stops / John Bowes.

ISBN

• 9780745330785 (pbk.)
• 0745330789 (pbk.)
• 0745330797
• 9780745330792

LCCN

^^2011411151

OCLC

663441960

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library