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Author:   Gavin Fridell
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780802095909

ISBN 10:   0802095909
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   12 December 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Fair Trade and Global Capitalism The Fair Trade Network and Development Theory The Global and Local Dimensions of Fair Trade CoffeeHistorical and Theoretical Origins of the Fair Trade Network Embedded Liberalism and the Rise of the Fair Trade Movement Neoliberalism and the Decline of the Fair Trade Movement The Fair Trade Network, Phase 1: Promoting Alternative Markets (1940s--1980s) 39 Conclusion: The Theoretical Foundations of the Fair Trade NetworkNeoliberal Globalization and the Fair Trade Network The Fair Trade Network, Phase 2: Reforming Conventional Markets (1988 to the present) Expanding the Fair Trade Market Contemporary Perspectives on the Fair Trade Network Conclusion: The Fair Trade Network and NeoliberalismCoffee and the Capitalist Market A Short History of Coffee and Capitalism The Tendency Towards Monopoly in the North The Extended Cycles of Boom and Bust in the Coffee Market Class, Race, and Gender Exploitation in the Coffee Industry Conclusion: The Historical and Structural Roots of ExploitationCoffee and the 'Double Movement' The International Coffee Agreement (ICA), 1963--1989 Instant Coffee and 'Forward Integration' The Colombian 'Price Premium' Costa Rica: Regulated Coffee Industry and Social Welfare State Fair Trade Coffee in Historical PerspectiveFair Trade in Mexico: The Case of UCIRI Historical Background Assessing UCIRI's Development Project Conclusion: Assessing UCIRI's Capabilities and ConcessionsFair Trade Coffee in Canada The History of Fair Trade Coffee in Canada Comparing the Impact of Fair Trade Partners in the North The Ethical Consumer and Commodity Fetishism Conclusion: The Future of Fair Trade in CanadaConclusion: Fair Trade as Moral Economy Fair Trade as Shaped Advantage Fair Trade as Alternative Globalization Fair Trade as Decommodification Fair Trade as Moral EconomyNotesReferencesIndex

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"""'Does the fair trade network represent a fundamental challenge to the disastrous social and environmental effects of corporate led globalization, or does it embody a contradictory effort to integrate poor workers and farmers into the global neoliberal project? Fair Trade Coffee provides a brilliant response to this critically important question, and demonstrates that to achieve lasting success the network must work for broader social and economic reforms and an alternative trading system. This is a must-read for anyone concerned with free trade and social/environmental justice.' Daniel Faber, Director, Green Justice Research Collaborative, Northeastern University"""

'Does the fair trade network represent a fundamental challenge to the disastrous social and environmental effects of corporate led globalization, or does it embody a contradictory effort to integrate poor workers and farmers into the global neoliberal project? Fair Trade Coffee provides a brilliant response to this critically important question, and demonstrates that to achieve lasting success the network must work for broader social and economic reforms and an alternative trading system. This is a must-read for anyone concerned with free trade and social/environmental justice.' Daniel Faber, Director, Green Justice Research Collaborative, Northeastern University

Author Information

Gavin Fridell is Canada Research Chair in International Development Studies and an associate professor at Saint Mary’s University. He is also the author of Fair Trade Coffee: The Prospects and Pitfalls of Market-Driven Social Justice.

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