Fair trade critiques the historical inequalities inherent in international trade and seeks to promote social justice by creating alternative networks linking marginalized producers in the global South with progressive consumers in the global North. This unique and wide-ranging Handbook analyses key topics in fair trade, illuminating major theoretical and empirical issues, assessing existing research, evaluating central debates and identifying critical unanswered questions. The first of its kind, this volume brings together 43 of the world's foremost fair trade scholars from across the social sciences to synthesize current research, evaluate key debates and identify critical questions. The Handbook serves as both a comprehensive overview and in-depth guide to dominant perspectives and concerns. Chapters analyze the rapidly growing fair trade movement and market, exploring diverse initiatives and organizations, production and consumption regions, and food and cultural products. Written for those new to fair trade as well as those well versed in this domain, the Handbook is an invaluable resource for scholars and practitioners interested in global regulation, multi-stakeholder initiatives, social and environmental certification, ethical labeling, consumer activism and international development.
Contents: PART I: INTRODUCTION: FAIR TRADE 1. Introduction to Research on Fair Trade Laura T. Raynolds and Elizabeth A. Bennett 2. Fair Trade: Movement and Markets Laura T. Raynolds and Nicholas Greenfield PART II: THE FAIR TRADE MOVEMENT 3. The Meaning of Fair Trade Steven Suranovic 4. Corporate Accountability, Fair Trade and Multi-Stakeholder Regulation Peter Utting 5. Fairtrade International Governance Elizabeth A. Bennett 6. Global Labor Politics and Fair Trade Dimitris Stevis 7. Fairtrade Certification, Conventions and Labor: Fairtrade, large scale agriculture, convention theory, trade unions Lone Riisgaard 8. Connections in Fair Trade Food Networks Michael K. Goodman and Agatha Herman 9. Consumer Politics, Political Consumption and Fair Trade Keith Brown 10. Domestic Fair Trade in the United States Sandy Brown and Christy Getz 11. Fair Trade Places Alastair Smith PART III THE BUSINESS OF FAIR TRADE 12. Cooperatives, Corporations and Fair Trade Darryl Reed 13. Fair Trade and Social Enterprise Benjamin Huybrechts 14. Local Fair Trade Organizations and Institutional Logics Manush McConway and Geoff Moore 15. Fair Trade and Mainstreaming Ronan Le Velly 16. Fair Trade Certification, Performance and Practice Bradley R. Wilson and Tad Mutersbaugh 17. Retailers, Corporate Ethics and Fair Trade Alex Hughes 18. Fairtrade International and the European Market Bob Doherty, Valery Bezencon and Gaelle Balineau 19. The US Market and Fair Trade Certified April Linton and Claudia Rosty 20. Fair Trade & International Development Eileen Davenport and William Low 21. Fair Trade and Development in African Agriculture Anne Tallontire 22. Fair Trade Coffee and Environmental Sustainability in Latin America Christopher M. Bacon, Robert A. Rice and Hannah Maryanski 23. Fair Trade and Women's Empowerment Sally Smith 24. Fair Trade and Indigenous Communities in Latin America Sarah Lyon 25. Fair Trade and Racial Equity in Africa Jennifer Keahey 26. Fair Trade and Artisans Mary A. Littrell 27. Fair Trade for Small Farmer Cooperatives in Latin America Marie-Christine Renard 28. Fair Trade and Plantation Workers in Asia Rie Makita 29. Fairtrade International's Multi-Dimensional Impacts in Africa Valerie Nelson and Adrienne M. Martin 30. Quantitative Analysis of the Impacts of Fair Trade Leonardo Becchetti, Stefano Castriota and Pierluigi Conzo Index
