Fair Trade and Sustainable Development - Dispersed Hybrid Markets

This research monograph argues that Fair Trade constitutes a new type of market, 'a dispersed hybrid market', that due to its specific features contributes to a more pro-social functioning of the entire market and taking responsibility for sustainable development by different market participants.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Fair Trade as a unique phenomenon in the global economy 2. Concepts of the market in economic theory 3. Fair Trade market in the light of the economic concept of the market 4. Fair Trade market in the light of the social concept of the market 5. Fair Trade market in the light of institutional economics and Ostrom's concept of 'governing the commons' 6. The rationale and method of the empirical research 7. Findings. Specifics of Fair Trade market and its consequences 8. Conclusions and discussion Summary and closing conclusions

About the author

Magdalena ¿liwi¿ska is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of International Business and Economics, at Poznä University of Economics and Business, Poland.

Product details

• Authors: Magdalena Sliwinska, Magdalena Śliwińska
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032368047
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3236804-7
• No. of pages: 340
• Series: Citizenship and Sustainability in Organizations
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Development, International business, Organizational theory & behaviour, International Economics, Sales & marketing, Development Studies, Sales and marketing, Organizational theory and behaviour, International Trade