DeCarlo, Jacqueline.

Fair trade and how it works / Jacqueline DeCarlo. - New York : Rosen Pub., 2011. - vii, 158 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Contemporary issues .

"Originally published in 2007 as part of the Oneworld beginner's guides series"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-145, 151) and index.

Fair trade : why it's not just for coffee farmers anymore -- Fish don't know they are wet or how trading influences our lives -- Why is fair trade so popular? -- Fair trade principles and practices -- Fair trade histories -- Yes, but does it work? -- Ordinary people making fair trade extraordinary -- Will free trade ever be fair? -- The future of fair trade -- Daily life with fair trade.

This book is an introduction to contemporary issues about fair trade and how trade influences our lives, discussing exploitative middle men, values-based choices, fair trade principles and practices, the complex problems of poverty, and changes in international trade.

ISBN: 9781448818655 (library binding) 1448818656 (library binding)

Source: 1323689 QBI

LCCN: 2010029795

Subjects--Topical Terms:
International trade--Moral and ethical aspects.
Competition, Unfair.
Social responsibility of business.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Developing countries--Commerce.

LC Class. No.: HF1379 / .D43 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 382/.3