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- Publisher
- Brill
- Copyright
- © 2009 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
- ISSN
- 1465-4466
- eISSN
- 1569-206X
- DOI
- 10.1163/156920609X436199
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Fair trade is at a critical juncture as a social movement. In the midst of a sales boom and vastly increased visibility, the tensions and contradictions that exist within the movement are intensifying. In particular, expansion of the fair-trade system to cover new commodities, and the process of 'mainstreaming' fair trade have opened rifts in the movement and called into question the meaning of 'fairness'. This essay reviews three recent books on fair trade, and examines current threats to the system, as well as fair trade's potential for supporting a broad process of social, economic, political, and ecological transformation.</jats:p> </jats:sec>
Journal
Historical Materialism – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2009
Keywords: FAIR TRADE; COFFEE; SOCIAL MOVEMENTS; NEOLIBERALISM; ENVIRONMENT; POVERTY; COMMODITY-FETISHISM