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The Fair Trade Scandal: Marketing Poverty to Benefit the Rich
Ndongo Samba Sylla
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Description for The Fair Trade Scandal: Marketing Poverty to Benefit the Rich
Paperback. A provocative and deeply informative exploration of the Fair Trade phenomenon, suitable for specialists and non-specialists alike. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
The Fair Trade Scandal takes aim at the Fair Trade consumer movement which many assume to be entirely benign. Through a razor-sharp analysis based on insider knowledge, Ndongo Sylla shows that there is a big gap between the rhetoric of Fair Trade and its practical results.
Sylla shows empirically that Fair Trade excludes those who need it the most and that its benefits are essentially captured by the wealthiest groups in the supply chain. Based on his experience of working for Fairtrade International, Sylla shows the flaws in the Fair Trade system which compromise its ethical ... Read more
The Fair Trade Scandal takes aim at the Fair Trade consumer movement which many assume to be entirely benign. Through a razor-sharp analysis based on insider knowledge, Ndongo Sylla shows that there is a big gap between the rhetoric of Fair Trade and its practical results.
Sylla shows empirically that Fair Trade excludes those who need it the most and that its benefits are essentially captured by the wealthiest groups in the supply chain. Based on his experience of working for Fairtrade International, Sylla shows the flaws in the Fair Trade system which compromise its ethical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
242g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745334240
SKU
V9780745334240
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Ref
99-1
About Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla is a Senegalese development economist. He has previously worked as a technical advisor at the Presidency of the Republic of Senegal, and is Programme manager at the West Africa office of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. He is the co-author of Africa’s Last Colonial Currency: The CFA Franc Story and author of The Fair Trade Scandal.
Reviews for The Fair Trade Scandal: Marketing Poverty to Benefit the Rich
'After reading his book, the next cup of fair-trade coffee will not taste quite so good'
Economist 'I strongly recommend this book to all those who are unsure of whether Fair Trade deserves to be supported or not. Ndongo Samba Sylla has given the answer to this question by conducting an in-depth survey and a critical reading of the ... Read more
Economist 'I strongly recommend this book to all those who are unsure of whether Fair Trade deserves to be supported or not. Ndongo Samba Sylla has given the answer to this question by conducting an in-depth survey and a critical reading of the ... Read more