“Some are more fair than others”: fair trade certification, development, and North–South subjects

Naylor, Lindsay

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“…The growing supply of products with ethical content, which has resulted in increasing number of ethical brands by firms or retailers (Doherty et al, ), as well as the nearly total integration of FT in conventional international markets (Naylor, ), renders obsolete the narrative of FT being “in and against the market.” Naylor () debases this paradigm as an “illusion of an alternative economic imaginary,” while Jaffee and Howard propose the recent developments within the FT network as an example of the risks about the limits of voluntary and non‐state regulation, and of the consequences of “growth at any cost” strategy (, p. 395).…”

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“…Naylor () challenges the dominant theoretical approach that underlies the FT movement and the research on this subject, meaning the dichotomy of “southern producers” versus “northern consumers,” as it perpetuates and reinforces, on a semantic level, the same disparity in power that FT seeks to equalize. FT research needs to re‐think approaches that can more fully capture the heterogeneous group of FT actors who have different needs, interests and positions.…”

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“…It is also argued that consumers have lost that sense of political and collective action that motivated them in the early stages, that is, during the 90s, to explore new ways to increase the number of FT consumers (Doherty et al, 2013). Naylor (2014) challenges the dominant theoretical approach that underlies the FT movement and the research on this subject, meaning the dichotomy of "southern producers" versus "northern consumers," as it perpetuates and reinforces, on a semantic level, the same disparity in power that FT seeks to equalize. FT research needs to re-think approaches that can more fully capture the heterogeneous group of FT actors who have different needs, interests and positions.…”

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A bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature on Fairtrade labelling

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2018

Int J Consumer Studies

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Since its foundation, the Fairtrade movement has attracted the attention of consumers, practitioners, media and scholars. Discussing the role that Fairtrade can play on a global yet locally rooted scale is very complex, as research reports contrasting results about its usefulness and effectiveness. This study examines scientific research on Fairtrade over the last decades by conducting a bibliometric analysis of the literature published on the ISI Web of Knowledge Core Collection, which included 876 papers by 1,293 authors in 432 journals. Results show that despite this being a relatively recent field of study, Fairtrade has been approached from different disciplines with different methodologies and objectives. The structured quantitative study of the literature enabled us to inspect how research has evolved over the years in the light of the changes faced by Fairtrade, to explore its scope in the broader field of the global market, to detect current research schools and perspectives within the network and to identify hitherto unaddressed issues and unconnected subfields.

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A bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature on Fairtrade labelling

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2018

Int J Consumer Studies

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“…Sin embargo, existen importantes limitaciones con respecto a los beneficios y el potencial transformador de las marcas de certificación (Marston 2013;Schreck 2005;Naylor 2014). En primer lugar, son altamente dependientes de los consumidores del norte global dispuestos a pagar un precio más alto por un producto social y ambientalmente responsable.…”

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“…Por otra parte, fairtrade es una propuesta única que ha sido capaz de crear un sistema alimentario alternativo mediante la imposición de estrictas normas sociales y ambientales, sin comprometer su éxito económico (Reed 2012;Raynolds 2012). Aunque fairtrade tiene varias limitaciones (Mohan 2010;Marston 2013;Naylor 2014), es útil examinar este sistema para evaluar si sus prácticas podrían marcar el camino hacia una transformación sostenible del sistema alimentario. Ha habido un debate académico creciente alrededor de fairtrade y la mayoría de la literatura consiste en estudios de caso sobre el impacto del comercio justo para los agricultores del tercer mundo (Shreck 2005;Raynolds et al 2007;Jaffee 2007; MacDonald y Marshall 2010;Valkila y Nygren 2010;Linton 2012;Valiente-Riedl 2013).…”

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Fairtrade, Food Security and Globalization: Building Alternative Food Systems

Friant¹

2016

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This article examines the politics and practices of Fairtrade certification in order to assess whether this alternative trading system could contribute to innovative solutions for global food security. The analysis begins by assessing the main challenges and problems characterizing the contemporary global food system. It then explores the history, vision and certification standards of the Fairtrade label. In the third section, the results of the impact studies of Fairtrade certification on producer livelihoods are discussed, analyzing the various strengths and weaknesses. Finally the article analyzes whether, and how, the Fairtrade system could positively contribute to improving global food security. To conclude this paper argues that the greatest strength of Fairtrate is not the certification mechanism itself but rather the social and environmental principles it represents. Fairtrade standards could serve to inform broader international policies, which could lead to a sustainable transformation of the global food system.

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Environmental Certification and Eco‐Labeling

Mutersbaugh

2017

International Encyclopedia of Geography

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Certification is a set of practices that includes the writing of standards, the inspection and labeling of products that meet those standards, and the accreditation and auditing of producers, inspectors, and agencies involved in certification. This entry will discuss the growth and expansion of certification and certified product consumption, and address the following points. First, certification itself is becoming more standardized under ISO (International Organization for Standardization) guideline 17065. Second, certification networks have expanded to form a global certification industry that is linked to state agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and global institutions such as the World Trade Organization. Third, since certification practices impact environments and conservation organizations, these practices have become a source of contention between national and international institutions and agencies. Finally, certification practices shape the everyday lives of certified product producers such as farmers, foresters, and fishermen.

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“Some are more fair than others”: fair trade certification, development, and North–South subjects

Cited by 37 publications

References 61 publications

A bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature on Fairtrade labelling

A bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature on Fairtrade labelling

Fairtrade, Food Security and Globalization: Building Alternative Food Systems

Environmental Certification and Eco‐Labeling

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