| ID | 140962 |
| Title Proper | Fair trade and justice |
| Other Title Information | a comment on Walton and Deneulin |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ballet, Jerome |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this article we first point out that the different conceptualisations of Fair Trade, which are sometimes analytically contradictory, actually form a coordinated set. Understanding the Fair Trade project is impossible without taking these interlinked conceptualisations into consideration. Second, this set basically forms a mechanism of structural, institutional and moral reforms that guide actions. In this way Fair Trade sets out to produce less injustice than is usually the case with the structures and institutions that govern conventional trade. Nevertheless, it does not try to define what a just society is or even to perfectly define ‘fair trade’. This implies the adoption of a comparative justice angle. It is precisely by linking comparative individual situations with the structures that produce these situations that relative justice can find its strength and purpose. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol. 36, No.8; 2015: p.1421-1436 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol: 36 No 8 |
| Key Words | Justice ; Corporate Social Responsibility ; Fair Trade ; Poverty and Inequality ; Livelihoods and Sustainability |