A History of Fair Trade in Contemporary Britain [electronic resource] : From Civil Society Campaigns to Corporate Compliance /
Anderson, Matthew.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: A New International 'Moral Economy'?; 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'; Conclusion: A New Direction for Consumer Politics; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Business ethics.
Great Britain-History.
Marketing.
Economic history.
Social history.
Sociology.
Business Ethics.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Marketing.
Economic History.
Social History.
Sociology, general.