 IntroductionElisabeth Valiente-Riedl
Chapter 1 in Is Fairtrade Fair?, 2013, pp 1-5 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract In recent years we have witnessed an upsurge in the debate over international trading rules and practices, with advocates of ‘fair trade’ both actively critiquing the integrity of a ‘free trade’ system and promoting alternative strategies for global exchange. This has emerged with increasing intensity through awareness of the important relationship between global trade and development. One of the strengths of this debate is that it has questioned the integrity of the dominant economic orthodoxy, in terms of both free trade principles and practices: does ‘free’ trade support a process of development? Yet this is perhaps the one question that fails to be understood or tested with reference to fair trade arguments that advocate alternative trade practices: does ‘fair’ trade support a process of development? While there appears little room for doubt on the first question, can consumers feel certain that their ‘Fair Trade’ purchases will resolve the ills of the global trading system? Keywords: Fair Trade; Free Trade; Coffee Producer; Ethical Consumption; Global Civil Society (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-28451-8_1 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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