Fair Trade Handbook, The

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. Researchers present 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.

CONTENTS Foreword - Sean McHugh • Introduction - Gavin Fridell, Zack Gross, and Sean McHugh • Graphic story - Bill Barrett and Curt Shoultz • Part 1: Fair Trade in an Unfair World - A. Haroon Akram-Lodhi, Laura Macdonald, Nadia Ibrahim, Monika Firl, Roxana Olivera, Nelson Melo Maya and Joey Pitoello • Part 2: Fair Trade in Action - Darryl Reed, Jerónimo Pruijn, Jennie Coleman, Madison Hopper, Sarah Niman, Martin Van den Borre, Erin Bird, Jennifer Williams • Part 3: Pursuing Global Justice - Sean McHugh, Nell Jedrzejczyk, Elena Lunder, Sergi Corbalán, Mara Fridell, Ian Hudson, Mark Hudson, Sujata Dey, Gavin Fridell, Kate Ervine, Zack Gross • Conclusion - Gavin Fridell, Zack Gross, and Sean McHugh • Index Gavin Fridell is the Canada Research Chair in International Development Studies at Saint Mary’s University.