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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; Foreword; PART I Problematizing ethical trade; 1 Ethicality in the global food system; 2 Global ethics or Northern values?; 3 Gender and ethical sourcing in Kenya; 4 Alternative ways of knowing; PART II Learning from women smallholders; 5 Mapping food networks from the ground up; 6 Participation, livelihoods and empowerment; 7 Conventions of ethicality?; 8 Lessons for ethical trade; Appendix A Methods and data sources; Appendix B Standards overview; Appendix C Theoretical background. |
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Glossary of Swahili wordsReferences; Index. |
| Summary |
Fair and ethical trade is often criticized for being highly gendered, and for institutionalizing the ethical values of consumers, the priorities of NGOs and governments, and most of all, food retailers. But little is known about how women smallholder farmers experience diverse ethical standards, or whether and how standards reflect their values, local cultural and environmental contexts, or priorities for achieving sustainable livelihoods. Linking gender, smallholder livelihoods and global ethical trade regulations, this book reveals that multiple understandings of social justice, e. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Women farmers -- Kenya.
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Women farmers. |
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Kenya. |
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Farms, Small -- Kenya.
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Farms, Small. |
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Sex discrimination against women -- Kenya.
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Food industry and trade -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Kenya.
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Sex discrimination against women. |
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Food industry and trade. |
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Food industry and trade -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Smith, Kiah. Ethical trade, gender, and sustainable livelihoods 9780415821544 (DLC) 2013038676 (OCoLC)859168668 |
| ISBN |
9781135959548 (electronic book) |
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1135959544 (electronic book) |
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9780203383940 (e-book ; alkaline paper) |
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020338394X (e-book ; alkaline paper) |
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9780415821544 |
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0415821541 |
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