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The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy. (Two volume set)
An essential reference to all facets of the world economy Increasing economic globalization has made understanding the world economy more important than ever. From trade agreements to offshore outsourcing to foreign aid, this two-volume encyclopedia explains the key elements of the world economy and provides a first step to further research for students and scholars in public policy, international studies, business, and the broader social sciences, as well as for economic policy professionals. Written by an international team of contributors, this comprehensive reference includes more than 300 up-to-date entries covering a wide range of topics in international trade, finance, production, and...
Popular Movements in Autocracies
This book presents a new explanation of the rise, development and demise of social movements and cycles of protest in autocracies; the conditions under which protest becomes rebellion; and the impact of protest and rebellion on democratization. Focusing on poor indigenous villages in Mexico's authoritarian regime, the book shows that the spread of US Protestant missionaries and the competition for indigenous souls motivated the Catholic Church to become a major promoter of indigenous movements for land redistribution and indigenous rights. The book explains why the outbreak of local rebellions, the transformation of indigenous claims for land into demands for ethnic autonomy and self-determination, and the threat of a generalized social uprising motivated national elites to democratize. Drawing on an original dataset of indigenous collective action and on extensive fieldwork, the empirical analysis of the book combines quantitative evidence with case studies and life histories.
Fair Trade
Fair Trade ist in. Die zunehmende Nachfrage nach fair gehandelten Waren bewirkt, dass auch Wissenschaftsdisziplinen das Phänomen einer Moralisierung der Märkte in den Blick nehmen. An historischen Studien fehlt es aber bislang. Das Buch von Ruben Quaas zur Geschichte des Fairen Handels füllt diese Lücke. Im Vordergrund stehen dabei die handelnden Akteure – wobei bewusst die Perspektive der Produzenten im globalen Süden einbezogen wird – und der Kaffee als umsatzstärkste Fair-Trade-Ware. Ausgehend von der Entwicklung in der BRD kann der Autor zeigen, dass die Wertzuschreibungen der Waren und das Verständnis eines Fairen Handels immer von der Interpretation globaler Zusammenhänge und von lokalen Wert- und Normvorstellungen geprägt sind. Das Buch bietet den Diskussionen um Sinn und Nutzen von Fair Trade ein historisches Fundament und eröffnet so neue Perspektiven für künftige Debatten.
Sustainable Consumption, Ecology and Fair Trade
This timely volume discusses the debates concerning sustainable consumption and the environment. Sustainable consumption stands as a wide objective that attracts a growing attention within sustainable development policy circles and academic research. The contributors examine a range of interesting and relevant case studies including: household energy consumption, sustainable welfare, Fair Trade, Oxfam Worldshops, cotton farming and consumer organizations. Sustainable Consumption takes an interdisciplinary approach and is well-balanced, presenting theoretical debates as well as empirical evidence in order to: characterize the basic problems and determiners of an evolution towards, and the obstacles to, more sustainable consumption patterns produce knowledge on the profile of consumers sensitive, and not sensitive, to these issues explore realistic modes of interaction and innovation for changes in which consumers are involved. This text will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, environment studies and sociology.
Ecology and Farming
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Kaffeewelten
English summary: Coffee was a major commodity and a precious consumer good in the 20th century. The anthology examines connections and contradictions along the global commodity chain from production to trade and consumption, focusing on indigenous harvest workers in Mexico, Costa Rican smallholders, importers in Hamburg, roasters, consumers and Fair Trade activists as historical actors. The countries dealt with in the contributions range from Central America through Hamburg and both German states to India, Ethiopia and Brazil. The international team of authors presents new research results on the economic, social and cultural history of coffee. German description: Kaffee war im 20. Jahrhunde...
The Oxford Handbook of Mutual, Co-Operative, and Co-Owned Business
The Oxford Handbook of Mutuals and Co-Owned Business investigates all types of 'member owned' organizations, whether consumer co-operatives, agricultural and producer co-operatives, worker co-operatives, mutual building societies, friendly societies, credit unions, solidarity organizations, mutual insurance companies, or employee-owned companies. Such organizations can be owned by their consumers, the producers, or the employees - whether through single-stakeholder or multi-stakeholder ownership. This complex set of organizations is named differently across countries: from 'mutual' in the UK, to 'solidarity cooperatives' in Latin America. In some countries, such organizations are not even of...
Comerç just i Àfrica
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