The Cultural and Political Intersection of Fair Trade and Justice

Managing a Global Industry
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-46300-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 262 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3649 g

The Cultural and Political Intersection of Fair Trade and Justice is an ethnographic study of the effects of Fair Trade on indigenous women, as reported by the women themselves, and seeks to develop a deeper understanding of Fair Trade, globalization, culture, and policy in building justice.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stenn, Tamara L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Kleine und Mittlere Unternehmen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Four Pillars of Fair Trade: Institutions, Consumers, Producers, and Governments 2. The Justice of Trade 3. The Andes Today 4. Meet the Knitters 5. The Gender of Fair 6. Indigenous Women and Leadership Epilogue – Is Fair Trade Fair?

Über Autor(innen)

Tamara L. Stenn is an Adjunct Professor in the Integrative Studies Program at Keene State College, Keene, USA. She is also the Founder and Director of Ayllu, Inc., a non-profit (501c3) that creates educational programs and intercultural projects which support place-based and indigenous knowledge, practices, and peoples in the spirit of reciprocity and KUSIKUY Clothing Company, a Fair Trade, handmade, natural fiber knitting business with production in South America's Andes Mountains. She has spent the last 15 years traveling to South America to research and work with indigenous artisans involved in Fair Trade.