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Uneven Outcomes

The Tensions, Contradictions, and Challenges in the Search for Fair Trade

From: The Fair Trade Handbook

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In this chapter, the authors list and evaluate some of the more important goals that have been identified by Fairtrade International and its affiliated organizations and producer networks. They then evaluate the contradictions that exist for Fairtrade, as well as its potential to realize its objectives.

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Mara Fridell

Mara Fridell is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Manitoba. She researches in the areas of political economy and social reproduction. Along with Mark Hudson and Ian Hudson, she has co-authored several peer reviewed articles on fair trade as well as the book Fair Trade, Sustainability and Social Change.

Ian Hudson

Ian Hudson is a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Manitoba. He researches in the areas of political economy and ethical consumption. Along with Mark Hudson and Mara Fridell, he has co-authored several peer reviewed articles on fair trade as well as the book Fair Trade, Sustainability and Social Change.

Mark Hudson

Mark Hudson is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, and the coordinator of the Global Political Economy Program at the University of Manitoba. His research is focused on the ways in which capitalism structures socioecological relations. In addition to his research on fair trade and ethical consumerism with Ian Hudson and Mara Fridell, he is currently researching the political economy of fossil fuels and climate change.