Ethical Objections to Fairtrade

The Fairtrade movement is a group of businesses claiming to trade ethically. The claims are evaluated, under a range of criteria derived from the Utilitarian ethic. Firstly, if aid or charity money is diverted from the very poorest people to the quite poor, or the rich, there is an increase in death...

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Main Author: Griffiths, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2012
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 2012, Volume: 105, Issue: 3, Pages: 357-373
Further subjects:B Third world marketing
B Fairtrade
B Ethical trading
B Fair Trade
B Agricultural and food marketing
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