9789086860838 - The Impact of Fair Trade (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Abnutzung / Risse - leicht; Vergilbt / ausgeblichen. Twenty years ago, Fair Trade emerged to help smallholder producers in developing countries compete in international markets, emphasizing access to market outlets and stable prices as essential for sustainable poverty reduction. It is fundamentally a trading partnership rooted in dialogue, transparency, and mutual respect, aiming for greater equity in international trade. This initiative is supported by a social movement that promotes standards for production practices, working conditions, environmental care, and social policies in supply chains of certified tropical goods. Over the years, Fair Trade product sales have surged, expanding from coffee to include a variety of items such as fruit, tea, cocoa, textiles, and cosmetics. Global sales have reached approximately EUR 1.6 billion, benefiting nearly a million families across 600 producer organizations in over 55 developing countries. Recent efforts have focused on mainstreaming Fair Trade with large companies and retail chains. While many case studies highlight its significance for producers, quantitative evidence on its socio-economic impact has been limited. This collection of articles offers a comprehensive analysis of Fair Trade's welfare effects, examining income, consumption, wealth, environment, empowerment, and gender. The core articles are based on extensive field surveys in several countries, providing insights into the contributions and challenges faced by produce.

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Zustand: New. KlappentextTwenty years ago, Fair Trade started as an effort to enable smallholder producers from developing countries to successfully compete in international markets. Better access to market outlets and stable prices are considered key.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Twenty years ago, Fair Trade started as an effort to enable smallholder producers from developing countries to successfully compete in international markets. Better access to market outlets and stable prices are considered key principles for sustainable poverty reduction and stakeholder participation based on 'trade, not aid'. While Fair Trade is primarily conceived as a trading partnership - based on dialogue, transparency and mutual respect - seeking greater equity in international trade, it relies on an organized social movement promoting standards for production practices and delivery procedures, working conditions and labour remuneration, environmental care and social policies in supply chains of certified tropical goods.Over the past two decades, sales of Fair Trade products have considerably increased. After the first shipments of coffee, the range of products has gradually broadened to include fruit (particularly bananas, pineapple and citrus), tea, cocoa, textiles, cosmetics and a whole series of other products. Global Fair Trade sales have steadily grown to approximately EUR 1.6 billion worldwide, covering almost 600 producer organizations in more than 55 developing countries that represent close to a million families of farmers and workers. In recent years, efforts have been made towards mainstreaming of Fair Trade involving large international companies and retail chains.While numerous case studies and descriptive overviews are available to illustrate the importance of Fair Trade for producers and their families in developing countries, little quantitative evidence has been presented to review the socio-economic impact of Fair Trade. This collection of articles provides the first balanced in-depth analysis of the real welfare impact of Fair Trade, paying attention to key dimensions of income, consumption, wealth, environment, empowerment and gender. The core articles are based on extensive field surveys in Peru, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, Kenya and Mexico, and provide valuable insights in the contributions and constraints for producers' involvement in Fair Trade. In addition, attention is paid to the broader implications for international trade regimes and the ethical perspectives on Fair Trade.