Hidden hands in the market
Subtitle: ethnographies of fair trade, ethical consumption and corporate social responsibility
By: edited by Geert de Neve ... [et al.].
Contributors: ebrary, Inc
Series: Research in economic anthropology -- v. 28
Publisher: Emerald JAI; Emerald Group Publishing Ltd
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Bingley
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781848550582
Subjects: Anti-globalization movement; Moral and ethical aspects; Unfair Competition; International trade; Social responsibility of business; Capitalism
Description: "The essays contribute to a series of current debates within the social sciences about what drives alternative Market engagements, how they are understood and represented by different actors, and what makes their outcomes often ambivalent or contradictory. They address disjunctions between discourses and practices, and internal inconsistencies within ethical movements and corporate initiatives. The volume as a whole engages with questions about morality and the economy, the creation and circulation of value, and, ultimately, the possibility of making alternatives work. In doing so, the contributors reveal the many fields of power at work within the Market as well as within the movements advocating more ethical economic relationships. The volume will be of particular interest to social scientists, business and management studies scholars, and a range of practitioners."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.