Fair trade
- Is fair trade an effective mechanism for raising incomes of the poor?
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One of the prominent claims of fair trade supporters is that fair wages are paid to poor artisans. This paper shows through case studies that artisans receive subsistence incomes, not significantly different from the wages paid to an agricultural day labourer in the same area or from the averages reported nationally within the country. However, in addition to the wages, fair trade organizations are providing poor women in rural areas additional benefit of empowerment that women experience by being paid directly for their work.
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- Is fair trade an effective mechanism for raising incomes of the poor?
- ( K. Poe;S. Kyle / Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University , 2006)
- This paper analyses the extent to which fair trade organisations increase wages for rural poor women. Based on information gathered from interviews with senior-level managers and artisans in Ban...
- Eradicating poverty- the contribution of fair trade schemes in forestry products
- ( V. Nelson;C. Collinson / , 2008)
- This paper examines the contribution that fair trade schemes in forestry products make to eradicate poverty. It considers the wider impacts on the local economy and explores successes, difficulties an...
What support is needed to build a market for fair trade timber?
- ( D. Macqueen / Sustainable Markets Group, IIED , 2008)
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Unlike coffee and cotton, timber has yet to become a fair trade commodity. This two-page briefing argues that the time has now come to change this. It argues that a partnership with the fair trade ...
- Waitrose and its responsible sourcing principles: a success story
- ( Business in the Community, UK , 2006)
- Waitrose has established a set of ‘responsible sourcing principles’, outlining its expectations of its suppliers on issues such as labour standards, environmental management and animal wel...
- The forest industry in Malaysia – financing certification
- ( Global Forest and Trade Network GFTN/WWF , 2007)
- What are the key challenges and opportunities involved in financing forest certification in Malaysia? This report explores economic and market aspects of responsible forestry and certification as well...
- Fair Trade as a conflict prevention tool?
- ( S. Imhof;A. Lee / Swisspeace , 2007)
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This document debates whether Fair Trade has the potential to be used as a tool for poverty reduction and, whether it can have a positive impact on conflict prevention. It focuses on assessing Fair...
Corporate governance for co-operatives
- ( L. Shaw / Global Corporate Governance Forum , 2006)
- This paper discusses corporate governance within the framework of the co-operative sector. It provides a good overview of relevant issues and debates and aims to remedy the lack of literature av...
An assessment of the fair trade coffee sector
- ( A. de Regil / Jus Semper Global Alliance , 2007)
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This paper analyses the extent to which companies decisions to participate in fair trade are motivated by concerns about social justice. The paper argues that many of the big corporations participa...
- The fairness of Fair Trade in Costa Rica and Guatemala
- ( C.E.H. Berndt / Mercatus Center, George Mason University , 2007)
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This document takes a very critical look at Fair Trade. It specifically focuses on whether assessing whether Fair Trade actually delivers on its promise or whether it harms the long-term interests ...
- Improving sustainable purchasing in the cocoa sector
- ( D. Phillips;A. Tallontire / Natural Resources Institute, UK , 2007)
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This paper debates on the responsibility and sustainability purchasing practices in the cocoa sector. It particularly builds on on-going debates and recent publications within these areas from Trai...
