A History of Fair Trade in Contemporary Britain

This book offers an original contribution to the empirical knowledge of the development of Fair Trade that goes beyond the anecdotal accounts to challenge and analyse the trading practices that shaped the Fair Trade model. Fair Trade represented a new approach to global trade, corporate social responsibility and consumer politics.

Anderson offers an engaging, thought-provoking, rigorously investigated, and genuinely original treatment of fair trade in Britain that is a must read for academics and practitioners concerned with fair trade, consumer politics, social movements, and trade justice more widely. The book should be widely read and find its way onto many shelves and classrooms. provides a novel understanding of the contemporary history of fair trade that reveals fresh insights and new directions for further inquiry. (Gavin Fridell, Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies, Vol. 97, 2016)

Autorentext

Dr Matthew Anderson has worked on Fair Trade projects with a range of stakeholders including the Fairtrade Foundation, the Co-operative and Divine Chocolate. His research interests focus on the intersection between civil society organisations and business, and he teaches on several courses in the areas of organisational behaviour, human resource management and research methods. His primary teaching responsibility is the coordination of a new unit on Leadership, Ethics, Governance and Sustainability.

Inhalt

1. Oxfam: 'Helping by Selling': Charity, Trade and Advocacy
   
   2. Christian Ethics and Economics: Voluntary Organisations and Alternative Trade
   3. The Co-operative Difference: Co-operation Among Co-operatives?
   4. International Trade Unionism: Labour Solidarity?
   5. Ethical Consumerism: 'Shopping For A Better World'