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This critical account of the fair trade movement explores the vast gap between the rhetoric of fair trade and its practical results for poor countries, particularly those of Africa. In the Global North, fair trade often is described as a revolutionary tool for transforming the lives of millions acro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sylla, Ndongo Samba
Otros Autores: Leye, David Clément (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2014.
Temas:
International trade > Moral and ethical aspects.
Marketing > Moral and ethical aspects.
Produce trade > Developing countries.
Competition, Unfair.
Fair trade foods.
Price maintenance.
Commerce international > Aspect moral.
Marketing > Aspect moral.
Aliments équitables.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Exports & Imports.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > International > Marketing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Trade & Tariffs.
Competition, Unfair
Fair trade foods
International trade > Moral and ethical aspects
Marketing > Moral and ethical aspects
Price maintenance
Produce trade
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This critical account of the fair trade movement explores the vast gap between the rhetoric of fair trade and its practical results for poor countries, particularly those of Africa. In the Global North, fair trade often is described as a revolutionary tool for transforming the lives of millions across the globe. The growth in sales for fair trade products has been dramatic in recent years, but most of the benefit has accrued to the already wealthy merchandisers at the top of the value chain rather than to the poor producers at the bottom. Ndongo Sylla has worked for Fairtrade International a.
Notas:Originally published 2013 by Harmattan Senegal as Le Scandale commerce équitable: le marketing de la pauvreté au service des riches.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780821444894
0821444891

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