A history of fair trade in contemporary Britain : from civil society campaigns to corporate compliance

Author(s)

• Anderson, Matthew

Bibliographic Information

A history of fair trade in contemporary Britain : from civil society campaigns to corporate compliance

Matthew Anderson

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

• hbk.

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book offers an original contribution to the empirical knowledge of the development of Fair Trade that goes beyond the anecdotal accounts to challenge and analyse the trading practices that shaped the Fair Trade model. Fair Trade represented a new approach to global trade, corporate social responsibility and consumer politics.

Table of Contents

1. Oxfam: 'Helping by Selling': Charity, Trade and Advocacy 2. Christian Ethics and Economics: Voluntary Organisations and Alternative Trade 3. The Co-operative Difference: Co-operation Among Co-operatives? 4. International Trade Unionism: Labour Solidarity? 5. Ethical Consumerism: 'Shopping For A Better World'

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Details

• NCID: BB21418466
• ISBN:
  • 9780230303812
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Basingstoke, Hampshire
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 230 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 382.0941
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Fairtrade Foundation
  • LCSH : Food industry and trade -- Moral and ethical aspects
  • LCSH : Food industry and trade -- Great Britain
  • LCSH : Consumer behavior -- Great Britain
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Commerce -- History