Fair trade and how it works
By: Jacqueline DeCarlo
Series: Contemporary issues; Contemporary issues (Rosen Publishing Group)
Publisher: Rosen Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781448818655
Subjects: Commerce; Moral and ethical aspects; Unfair Competition; International trade; Social responsibility of business; Unfair competition; Juvenile literature
Description: This book is an introduction to contemporary issues about fair trade and how trade influences our lives, discussing exploitative middle men, values-based choices, fair trade principles and practices, the complex problems of poverty, and changes in international trade.
Notes: "Originally published in 2007 as part of the Oneworld beginner's guides series"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126-145, 151) and index.
Table of contents: title: Fair trade : why it's not just for coffee farmers anymore; title: Fish don't know they are wet or how trading influences our lives; title: Why is fair trade so popular?; title: Fair trade principles and practices; title: Fair trade histories; title: Yes, but does it work?; title: Ordinary people making fair trade extraordinary; title: Will free trade ever be fair?; title: The future of fair trade; title: Daily life with fair trade.