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 mission.
The Fair Trade Scandal is both a provocative and deeply informative exploration of the Fair Trade phenomenon, suitable for specialists and non-specialists alike.
Inhoudsopgave
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Introduction
1. On the Inequalities of the International Trade System
2. The Fair Trade Universe
3. Controversies around Fair Trade
4. Redeeming the Free Market as a Solution to Poverty: The Limitations of the FT Economic Model
5. Looking for the Global Impact of Fair Trade
Conclusion
Annexes
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Over de auteur
Ndongo Samba Sylla is a Research and Programme Manager for the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. He is the co-author of Africa’s Last Colonial Currency (Pluto, 2021).
Ndongo Sylla is head of programmes at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation is well-known for his books published by Pluto: The Fair Trade Scandal or Africa’s Last Colonial Currency. The CFA Franc Story.
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