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Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles

Author : Harriet Lamb
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1407024337
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles written by Harriet Lamb and published by Random House. This book was released on 2008-12-02 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It started very small and full of hope. But its daring campaigns have placed Fairtrade goods at the heart of the supermarket shelves. From bananas and coffee beans to cotton and chocolate, Fairtrade has grown to become an important global movement that has revolutionised the way we shop. As Harriet Lamb, Chief Executive of Fairtrade International, explains in this extensively revised and updated edition of her inspirational book, Fairtrade is about a better deal for workers and famers in the developing world. It's about making sure the food on our plates, and shirts on our backs, don't rob people in other countries of the means to feed or clothe themselves. She explores the journey, through an often unjust system, that Fairtrade items make from farm to consumer. And she uncovers the shocking cost of our demand for cheaper food. There is much still to be done. But by hard work and high ideals, Fairtrade is starting to transform the lives of over 7 million farmers, workers and their families, and is a powerful symbol of how extraordinary change can be achieved against all the odds - by us all.

A History of Fair Trade in Contemporary Britain

Author : Matthew Anderson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137313307
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book A History of Fair Trade in Contemporary Britain written by Matthew Anderson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Fair Trade and the Citizen-Consumer

Author : K. Wheeler
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113728367X
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book Fair Trade and the Citizen-Consumer written by K. Wheeler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-23 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As sales of fair-trade goods explode across the globe, Fair Trade and the Citizen-Consumer provides a timely analysis of the organizations, institutions and grassroots networks behind this growing movement. Drawing on examples from the UK, Sweden and USA, this book moves away from models of individualized consumer choice and instead explores the collective cultures and practices that motivate and sustain fair-trade consumer behaviour. Although the fair-trade citizen-consumer has been called to action and publicly represented as an individual 'voting' in the marketplace, this book reveals how market interventions are editing the choices available to consumers, at the same time as 'Fairtrade Town' consumer networks are flourishing. Offering new and critical insights into the fair-trade success story, this book also contributes to debates about sustainable consumption behaviour and the growth of 'new' forms of political participation and citizenship.

Coffee Activism and the Politics of Fair Trade and Ethical Consumption in the Global North

Author : Eleftheria J. Lekakis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113728269X
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Book Synopsis Coffee Activism and the Politics of Fair Trade and Ethical Consumption in the Global North by : Eleftheria J. Lekakis

Download or read book Coffee Activism and the Politics of Fair Trade and Ethical Consumption in the Global North written by Eleftheria J. Lekakis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the politics borne of consumption through the case of coffee activism and ethical consumption. It analyses the agencies, structures, repertoires and technologies of promotion and participation in the politics of fair trade consumption through an exploration of the relationship between activism and consumption.

The Processes and Practices of Fair Trade

Author : Brigitte Granville
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415575664
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book The Processes and Practices of Fair Trade written by Brigitte Granville and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fairtrade has established itself as a distinct phenomenon within the realm of global consumerism. Fairtrade aims to protect small producers against price volatility and inadequate incomes as well as to provide community benefits (health care, education). It relies on consumer purchases of FT products carried out at agreed minimum prices. These purchases measure the trust accorded to the scheme which is founded on a system of certification comprising a series of recommended producer welfare-enhancing standards that FT products must satisfy ...

Ethical Approaches to Marketing

Author : Carolyn Strong
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 311065573X
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Ethical Approaches to Marketing by : Carolyn Strong

Download or read book Ethical Approaches to Marketing written by Carolyn Strong and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethical approaches to marketing offers a dynamic and inspiring perspective on how powerful marketing can have a positive and ethical impact on society. It brings together a wealth of internationally acclaimed academics who share their thoughts on a broad range of ethical approaches to marketing. With the continued and unwavering criticism of marketing across the globe, with accusations of persuasion, exploitation and manipulation and more this book aims to open the minds of the reader to the constructive and progressive approaches of ethical marketers. It reframes the way we think about marketing and society offering a number of emotional and motivational topics written by world leading academics, bringing together the great minds of ethical academics in a profound and dynamic monograph. The range of scholars includes new and upcoming academics taking on the opportunity to publish their work alongside eminent scholars. Contributions support the notion that marketing is good for society and impacts on consumer wellbeing, lifestyle, communities and positive consumer behaviours. This book asks the reader to think differently, feel the change that is rapidly developing in marketing through the interconnections of personal ethical values which are becoming interdependent with professional marketing values. "As problems linked to health, the environment and social injustice mount during the 21st century, harnessing the power of marketing to help find and promote positive solutions is going to be crucial for all our futures. Billy Bob Thornton once claimed publicly that ‘Marketing is the Devil’, but this collection demonstrates the potential for marketing and marketers to make important contributions on the side of the angels." (Professor Ken Peattie)

The Making of Consumer Culture in Modern Britain

Author : Peter Gurney
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441120173
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The Making of Consumer Culture in Modern Britain written by Peter Gurney and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is commonly accepted that the consumer is now centre stage in modern Britain, rather than the worker or producer. Consumer choice is widely regarded as the major source of self-definition and identity rather than productive activity. Politicians vie with each other to fashion their appeal to 'citizen-consumers'. When and how did these profound changes occur? Which historical alternatives were pushed to the margins in the process? In what ways did the everyday consumer practices and forms of consumer organising adopted by both middle and working-class men and women shape the outcomes? This study of the making of consumer culture in Britain since 1800 explores these questions, introduces students to major debates and cuts a distinctive path through this vibrant field. It suggests that the consumer culture that emerged during this period was shaped as much by political relationships as it was by economic and social factors.

The Social Life of Materials

Author : Adam Drazin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000189775
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Social Life of Materials written by Adam Drazin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-08 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Materials play a central role in society. Beyond the physical and chemical properties of materials, their cultural properties have often been overlooked in anthropological studies: finished products have been perceived as ‘social’ yet the materials which comprise them are considered ‘raw’ or natural’. The Social Life of Materials proposes a new perspective in this interdisciplinary field. Diverting attention from the consumption of objects, the book looks towards the properties of materials and how these exist through many transformations in a variety of cultural contexts.Human societies have always worked with materials. However, the customs and traditions surrounding this differ according to the place, the time and the material itself. Whether or not the material is man-made, materials are defined by social intervention. Today, these constitute one of the most exciting areas of global scientific research and innovation, harboring the potential to act as key vehicles of change in the world. But this ‘materials revolution’ has complex social implications. Smart materials are designed to anticipate our actions and needs, yet we are increasingly unable to apprehend the composite materials which comprise new products.Bringing together ethnographic studies of cultures from around the world, this collection explores the significance of materials by moving beyond questions of what may be created from them. Instead, the text argues that the materials themselves represent a shifting ground around which relationships, identities and powers are constantly formed and dissolved in the act of making and remaking.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues

Author : Ken Albala
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506300731
Total Pages : 1635 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues written by Ken Albala and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2015-03-27 with total page 1635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues explores the topic of food across multiple disciplines within the social sciences and related areas including business, consumerism, marketing, and environmentalism. In contrast to the existing reference works on the topic of food that tend to fall into the categories of cultural perspectives, this carefully balanced academic encyclopedia focuses on social and policy aspects of food production, safety, regulation, labeling, marketing, distribution, and consumption. A sampling of general topic areas covered includes Agriculture, Labor, Food Processing, Marketing and Advertising, Trade and Distribution, Retail and Shopping, Consumption, Food Ideologies, Food in Popular Media, Food Safety, Environment, Health, Government Policy, and Hunger and Poverty. This encyclopedia introduces students to the fascinating, and at times contentious, and ever-so-vital field involving food issues. Key Features: Contains approximately 500 signed entries concluding with cross-references and suggestions for further readings Organized A-to-Z with a thematic "Reader’s Guide" in the front matter grouping related entries by general topic area Provides a Resource Guide and a detailed and comprehensive Index along with robust search-and-browse functionality in the electronic edition This three-volume reference work will serve as a general, non-technical resource for students and researchers who seek to better understand the topic of food and the issues surrounding it.

The Tribune

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tribune written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Handbook of Research on Fair Trade

Author : Laura T. Raynolds
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783474629
Total Pages : 611 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Research on Fair Trade written by Laura T. Raynolds and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-27 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fair trade critiques the historical inequalities inherent in international trade and seeks to promote social justice by creating alternative networks linking marginalized producers (typically in the global South) with progressive consumers (typically i

Banana

Author : Dan Koeppel
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781594630385
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Banana written by Dan Koeppel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Award-winning journalist Dan Koeppel navigates across the planet and throughout history, telling the cultural and scientific story of the world's most ubiquitous fruit"--Page 4 of cover.

Environment & Planning

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1052 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Environment & Planning written by and published by . This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 1052 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Body & Soul

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 746 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Body & Soul written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Slipping Away

Author : Mark Moberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781845451974
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Slipping Away written by Mark Moberg and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-15 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1990s, the Eastern Caribbean was caught in a bitter trade dispute between the US and EU over the European banana market. When the World Trade Organization rejected preferential access for Caribbean growers in 1998 the effect on the region's rural communities was devastating. This volume examines the "banana wars" from the vantage point of St. Lucia's Mabouya Valley, whose recent, turbulent history reveals the impact of global forces. The author investigates how the contemporary structure of the island's banana industry originated in colonial policies to create a politically "stable" peasantry, followed by politicians' efforts to mobilize rural voters. These political strategies left farmers dependent on institutional and market protection, leaving them vulnerable to any alteration in trade policy. This history gave way to a new harsh reality, in which neoliberal policies privilege price and quantity over human rights and the environment. However, against these challenges, the author shows how the rural poor have responded in creative ways, including new social movements and Fair Trade farming, in order to negotiate a stronger position for themselves in the in a shifting global economy.

Book Review Index - 2009 Cumulation

Author : Dana Ferguson
Publisher : Book Review Index Cumulation
ISBN 13 : 9781414419121
Total Pages : 1304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Book Review Index - 2009 Cumulation written by Dana Ferguson and published by Book Review Index Cumulation. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 1304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Review Index provides quick access to reviews of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media representing a wide range of popular, academic and professional interests. The up-to-date coverage, wide scope and inclusion of citations for both newly published and older materials make Book Review Index an exceptionally useful reference tool. More than 600 publications are indexed, including journals and national general interest publications and newspapers. Book Review Index is available in a three-issue subscription covering the current year or as an annual cumulation covering the past year.

Good Economics for Hard Times

Author : Abhijit V. Banerjee
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1541762878
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book Good Economics for Hard Times written by Abhijit V. Banerjee and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The winners of the Nobel Prize show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems of our day. Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of our time. Much greater than space travel or perhaps even the next revolutionary medical breakthrough, what is at stake is the whole idea of the good life as we have known it. Immigration and inequality, globalization and technological disruption, slowing growth and accelerating climate change--these are sources of great anxiety across the world, from New Delhi and Dakar to Paris and Washington, DC. The resources to address these challenges are there--what we lack are ideas that will help us jump the wall of disagreement and distrust that divides us. If we succeed, history will remember our era with gratitude; if we fail, the potential losses are incalculable. In this revolutionary book, renowned MIT economists Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo take on this challenge, building on cutting-edge research in economics explained with lucidity and grace. Original, provocative, and urgent, Good Economics for Hard Times makes a persuasive case for an intelligent interventionism and a society built on compassion and respect. It is an extraordinary achievement, one that shines a light to help us appreciate and understand our precariously balanced world.