Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm Venue: 5 Dean Rees House, Charterhouse Square, Barbican, London, WC1N 2AB
This workshop brings together practitioners and academics from different disciplines in economics, law, history, politicalsciences and management, to discuss the theme of ‘Fairtrade, History and Governance’. It aims to answer keyquestions such as: What is the actual impact of globalisation and global consumerism on fairtrade? What are theimplications of fairtrade certification on economic welfare? On what basis can the fairtrade phenomenon be genuinelyconsidered ethical? Are governance modes employed in fairtrade relevant in explaining local and regionaldevelopment? Is the impact of fairtrade very different when comparing distinct industries and countries? Who benefitsmore from fairtrade, the producers or other potential gainers such as the distributors? How important are governmentaland legal institutions and non-governmental organizations in explaining success of fairtrade? How has the global brand'fairtrade' developed, and what contributed to the enhancement of its reputation? Is fairtrade always beneficial for thedifferent actors in the value chain in terms of welfare? Workshop FINAL - Fair Trade History and Governance [PDF 384KB]Workshop FINAL - Fair Trade History and Governance [PDF 384KB]Download Programme [PDF 243KB] for more information. For more information please contact: Professor Teresa da Silva LopesEmail: teresa.lopes@york.ac.ukProfessor Brigitte GranvilleEmail: b.granville@qmul.ac.uk