From coffee farming in Peru and cocoa production in Ghana to jeans manufacture in China and the Banana War of Guatemala and the Caribbean, this guide tells the human story behind the products we consume. Examining the contest between 'free' and 'fair' trade around the world, David Ransom argues that the key question is not whether trade should be regulated or deregulated, but whether it is to be the master or servant of the people. And a concluding chapter explains how, as fair trade products are being turned into 'brands' by large corporations, a new contest opens - it is no longer just a question of fair versus 'free', but what kind of fair trade.
- ISBN13 9781904456438
- Publish Date 6 September 2006 (first published 17 May 2001)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 October 2013
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint New Internationalist Publications Ltd
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 144
- Language English