A gripping account of the campaigns and successes of the Fairtrade movement by the Director of Fairtrade in Britain, now available in cheaper paperback It started very small and full of hope. But its daring campaigns have placed Fairtrade goods at the heart of the supermarket shelves. From bananas and coffee beans to cotton and chocolate, Fairtrade has grown to become an important global movement that has revolutionised the way we shop.As Harriet Lamb, Chief Executive of Fairtrade International, explains in this extensively revised and updated edition of her inspirational book, Fairtrade is about a better deal for workers and famers in the developing world. It's about making sure the food on our plates, and shirts on our backs, don't rob people in other countries of the means to feed or clothe themselves. She explores the journey, through an often unjust system, that Fairtrade items make from farm to consumer. And she uncovers the shocking cost of our demand for cheaper food.There is much still to be done. But by hard work and high ideals, Fairtrade is starting to transform the lives of over 7 million farmers, workers and their families, and is a powerful symbol of how extraordinary change can be achieved against all the odds - by us all.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
ISBN-13
9781846040849
eBay Product ID (ePID)
89633169
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles
Author
Harriet Lamb
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Economics
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
126mm
Item Weight
177g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Harriet Lamb
Topic Area
Consumerism, Physical Education
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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