The Fair Trade Handbook: Building a Better World, Together

ISBN 10: 1773634887 / ISBN 13: 9781773634883

Published by Fernwood Publishing, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Fair Trade Handbook: Building a Better World, Together
• Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1773634887
• ISBN 13: 9781773634883
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Framed within the common goal of advancing trade justice and South-North solidarity, The Fair Trade Handbook presents a broad interpretation of fair trade and a wide-ranging dialogue between different viewpoints. Canadian researchers in particular have advanced a transformative vision of fair trade, rooted in the cooperative movement and arguing for a more central role for Southern farmers and workers. Contributors to this book question the limits of fair trade against the broader structures of the capitalist, colonialist, racist, and patriarchal global economy.

The debates and discussions are set within a critical development studies and critical political economy framework. However, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers, as it translates the key issues for a popular audience.


Includes the graphic story ‘a lively bean that brightens lives’!, by Bill Barrett and Curt Shoultz

About the Authors

Gavin Fridell is the Canada Research Chair in International Development Studies at Saint Mary’s University.

Zack Gross has been a Prairie-based international development activist for more than fifty years. He is a member of the Board of Fairtrade Canada and Advisory Board of the Canadian Fair Trade Network.

Sean McHugh is the founder and executive director of the Canadian Fair Trade Network (CFTN) and represents Canada on the International Fair Trade Towns Committee.