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Book The Fair Trade Experiment in California

Download or read book The Fair Trade Experiment in California written by Laura Phillips Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unlikely leader in the California fair trade movement, Edna Gleason, known as the “Mother of Fair Trade,” exemplified the dual appeal of woman as citizen-consumer and businessperson as protector of the public interest. A self-taught pharmacist and entrepreneur, Gleason spearheaded first local, then regional, and finally national efforts to protect retail proprietors from aggressive price-cutting by corporate competitors. For Gleason and her fellow trade association members, fair trade entailed association management of trade practices, including service guarantees, quality controls, cost accounting methods, and price scheduling between manufacturer and retailer. She spearheaded the California campaign for fair trade legislation that exempted proprietors from antitrust prosecution when contractually seeking these goals. Their objective was to compete on grounds other than price during a time of extreme price deflation, reflate retail prices, and thereby save proprietors and laborers from business closures. Gleason's story underscores a venue in which women had long been effective - state and local government. The fair trade movement, which began at this level, ultimately, exercised a decisive influence on the national political economy. As California fair trade succeeded in protecting proprietary capitalists and stabilizing retail prices in the drug industry, similar goals pursued by the National Recovery Administration were axed by the Supreme Court, making room for new legislation to stabilize the economy. Gleason traveled to Washington and with the National Association of Retail Druggists and the American Fair Trade League campaigned for national fair trade legislation, which they won with the Miller-Tydings Act of 1937. While the conventional history of trade association regulation dismisses these efforts as rent-seeking or doomed to collective action failure, this paper recovers an alternative vision of American capitalism that did indeed influence corporate behavior and helped create markets for quality-controlled and cooperatively regulated therapeutics.

Book Brewing Justice

Download or read book Brewing Justice written by Daniel Jaffee and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2014-09-12 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fair trade is a fast-growing alternative market intended to bring better prices and greater social justice to small farmers around the world. But what does a fair-trade label signify? This vivid study of coffee farmers in Mexico offers the first thorough investigation of the social, economic, and environmental benefits of fair trade. Based on extensive research in Zapotec indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Brewing Justice follows the members of the cooperative Michiza, whose organic coffee is sold on the international fair-trade market, and compares them to conventional farming families in the same region. The book carries readers into the lives of coffee-producer households and communities, offering a nuanced analysis of fair trade’s effects on everyday life and the limits of its impact. Brewing Justice paints a clear picture of the dynamics of the fair-trade market and its relationship to the global economy. Drawing on interviews with dozens of fair-trade leaders, the book also explores the movement’s fraught politics, especially the challenges posed by rapid growth and the increased role of transnational corporations. It concludes with recommendations to strengthen and protect the integrity of fair trade. This updated edition includes a substantial new chapter that assesses recent developments in both coffee-growing communities and movement politics, offering a guide to navigating the shifting landscape of fair-trade consumption.

Book The Fair Trade Laws  and the California Statute

Download or read book The Fair Trade Laws and the California Statute written by John Wesley Newton and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Beyond the Movement

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  • Author : Kristine Harris
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 186 pages

Download or read book Beyond the Movement written by Kristine Harris and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fair Trade from the Ground Up

Download or read book Fair Trade from the Ground Up written by April Linton and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fair Trade promises to raise living standards in developing countries through: - worldwide minimum prices for commodities - support for democratically governed cooperatives - requirement of minimum wages and safety standards for workers - training to help producers improved quality and develop business skills - encouragement of eco-friendly practices - third-party certification In contrast to the free trade status quo, Fair Trade relies on informed consumers to choose more direct supply chains that minimize the role of middlemen, offering economic justice and social change as a viable and sustainable alternative to charity. But does it work? Fair Trade from the Ground Up documents achievements at both the producer and the consumer ends of commodity chains and assesses prospects for future growth. From Guatemalan coffee farmers to student activists on U.S. college campuses, the stories of individuals inform April Linton's analysis. Drawing on studies by social scientists and economists, as well as on new case studies, she provides balanced answers to hard questions: How can large institutions be persuaded to commit to using Fair Trade suppliers? Does ethical consumerism work? Are the "social premiums" that are built into Fair Trade prices really being used for community projects? Will Fair Trade market growth reach the scale of organics or green products? This book meets a long-felt need among economic-justice activists, consumer groups, and academics for a reliable qualitative and quantitative overview of achievements of the Fair Trade movement.

Book Compilation of Unfair Practices Act and Fair Trade Act of the State of California

Download or read book Compilation of Unfair Practices Act and Fair Trade Act of the State of California written by California and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The U S  Experiment with Fair Trade Laws

Download or read book The U S Experiment with Fair Trade Laws written by Laura Phillips Sawyer and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to the Great Depression and President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs, considerable pressure for antitrust revision came from trade associations of independent proprietors. A perhaps unlikely leader, Edna Gleason, organized California's retail pharmacists and coordinated trade networks to monitor and enforce Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) contracts, a system of price-fixing, then known as "fair trade." Progressive jurists, including Louis Brandeis, and institutional economist E.R.A. Seligman supported RPM as a legitimate tactic to protect small businesspeople and enhance non-price competition. The breakdown of legal and economic consensus regarding what constituted "unfair competition" allowed businesspeople to act as intermediaries between heterodox economic thought and contested antitrust law, ultimately tailoring federal policy to accommodate state regulations.

Book American Fair Trade

    Book Details:
  • Author : Laura Phillips Sawyer
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2017-12-31
  • ISBN : 1108546943
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book American Fair Trade written by Laura Phillips Sawyer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-12-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rather than viewing the history of American capitalism as the unassailable ascent of large-scale corporations and free competition, American Fair Trade argues that trade associations of independent proprietors lobbied and litigated to reshape competition policy to their benefit. At the turn of the twentieth century, this widespread fair trade movement borrowed from progressive law and economics, demonstrating a persistent concern with market fairness - not only fair prices for consumers but also fair competition among businesses. Proponents of fair trade collaborated with regulators to create codes of fair competition and influenced the administrative state's public-private approach to market regulation. New Deal partnerships in planning borrowed from those efforts to manage competitive markets, yet ultimately discredited the fair trade model by mandating economy-wide trade rules that sharply reduced competition. Laura Phillips Sawyer analyzes how these efforts to reconcile the American tradition of a well-regulated society with the legacy of Gilded Age of laissez-faire capitalism produced the modern American regulatory state.

Book Fair Trade

Download or read book Fair Trade written by Alex Nicholls and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005-06-07 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ′Today, Fair Trade finds itself at a crucial point in its evolution from alternative trading mechanism to a mainstream economic model. As the only certifier in the largest Fair Trade market in the world, TransFair USA has observed the explosive growth in consumer awareness and business interest in Fair Trade certification. New research into the progress of Fair Trade to date and, crucially, its key future directions is urgently needed. Fair Trade is therefore a valuable and timely contribution.The range and depth of the book is considerable. It is international in outlook and engages with a broad spectrum of theory and thinking. Its style is approachable yet rigorous. I would strongly recommend it to industry, academics, students, policy-makers and the interested reader in general′ - Paul Rice, CEO, TransFair USA ′This work - a powerful study of the maelstrom of issues and cross currents in the Fair Trade and Development movements is long overdue. Through case studies, quantative analysis and reasoned arguement, this work makes its case with cogent force′ - Hamish Renton, Product Manager Food You Can Trust, Tesco ′With the fair trade sector growing rapidly, it is vital that the concept is understood properly and the future potential mapped out. Fair Trade provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of fair trade which make it a "must read" for everyone from casual buyer right through to seasoned producer. Here′s your chance to see how you can easily change the world for the better′ - Mel Young, editor-in-chief, New Consumer, Britain′s only fair trade magazine, www.newconsumer.org. Fair Trade is at a crucial moment in its evolution from alternative trading mechanism to mainstream economic model. This timely and thoughtful book looks at the strategic future for Fair Trade. Each chapter spearheads a key area of Fair Trade thinking and theory and the political, legal and economic context of Fair Trade is given careful scrutiny. Difficult questions are tackled such as `What is the role and value of corporate social responsibility?′ and `What is the brand meaning of Fair Trade?′ Throughout, readers are supported by: - Revealing case studies and useful data analysis; - Concise histories of different Fair Trade organisations; - Chapter summaries and conclusions.

Book The Darjeeling Distinction

Download or read book The Darjeeling Distinction written by Sarah Besky and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction : reinventing the plantation for the 21st century -- Darjeeling -- Plantation -- Property -- Fairness -- Sovereignty -- Conclusion : is something better than nothing?

Book Fair Trade Laws

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  • Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1975
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 792 pages

Download or read book Fair Trade Laws written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Compilation of Fair Trade Act and Unfair Practices Act Extracted from Business and Professions Code of the State of California in Effect September 13  1941

Download or read book Compilation of Fair Trade Act and Unfair Practices Act Extracted from Business and Professions Code of the State of California in Effect September 13 1941 written by California and published by . This book was released on 1947* with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Price Control Under Fair Trade Legislation

Download or read book Price Control Under Fair Trade Legislation written by Ewald Theophilus Grether and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fair Trade Impact

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  • Author : Lee. Jayne
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2011
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 176 pages

Download or read book Fair Trade Impact written by Lee. Jayne and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fair Trade

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  • Author : Jacqueline DeCarlo
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2007-05-01
  • ISBN : 1780740212
  • Pages : 192 pages

Download or read book Fair Trade written by Jacqueline DeCarlo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What’s wrong with buying regular coffee? Does Fair Trade necessarily mean ethical trade? What impact can consumers have on global economics? Fair Trade: A Beginner’s Guide reveals why Fair Trade means more than just bananas, coffee, and chocolate. Author and activist Jacqueline DeCarlo explains the principles behind Fair Trade and its development into a powerful economic tool. Packed with inspiring ways to make a difference, this book will encourage readers of all backgrounds to help end poverty,environmental destruction, and human exploitation.

Book Fair Trade Coffee

    Book Details:
  • Author : Gavin Fridell
  • Publisher : University of Toronto Press
  • Release : 2007-01-01
  • ISBN : 0802092381
  • Pages : 377 pages

Download or read book Fair Trade Coffee written by Gavin Fridell and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using case studies from Mexico and Canada, this book examines the fair trade coffee movement at both the global and local level, assessing its effectiveness and locating it within political and development theory. It provides an analysis of fair trade coffee in the context of global trade.

Book American Fair Trade

Download or read book American Fair Trade written by Laura Phillips Sawyer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how, in the decades prior to the Great Depression, associations of independent proprietors partnered with federal regulators to create codes of fair competition.