A History of Fair Trade in Contemporary Britain

From Civil Society Campaigns to Corporate Compliance
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-230-30381-2
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 221 mm, Gewicht: 4091 g

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anderson, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Matthew Anderson has worked on Fair Trade projects with a range of stakeholders including the Fairtrade Foundation, the Co-operative and Divine Chocolate. His research interests focus on the intersection between civil society organisations and business, and he teaches on several courses in the areas of organisational behaviour, human resource management and research methods. His primary teaching responsibility is the coordination of a new unit on Leadership, Ethics, Governance and Sustainability.