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Fairer Konsum boomt. Er entspricht einer nahezu weltweiten Bewegung und Lebenseinstellung, die Konsum nicht verdammt, solange mit Herz und Verstand eingekauft wird. Die Verbraucher wollen wissen, wo sie fair gehandelte Lebensmittel bekommen. In welchem Laden T-Shirts hängen, die nicht von Kindern zusammengenäht worden sind. Wo sie eine Reise buchen können, bei der auch das Zimmermädchen einen gerechten Lohn erhält. Oder woran sie erkennen können, welcher Investmentfonds wirklich nachhaltig anlegt. Fair einkaufen - aber wie? Hier finden Verbraucher und Verbraucherinnen alles, um sich zurechtzufinden: ausführliche Hintergrundinfos über den Fairen Handel, über Faire Mode, Faire Geldanlagen, Faire Elektronik und Faires Reisen. Ausserdem bietet das Buch jede Menge Adressen, Weblinks, Literaturempfehlungen und Einkaufstipps. Hilfreicher Wegweiser im Einkaufswirrwarr: "Der gut aufgebaute und gegliederte Ratgeber bietet nicht nur viele Tipps, sondern auch zahlreiche Hintergrundinformationen - zu Herstellungsprozessen und kritischen Warenprüforganisationen oder der Herkunft von Begriffen wie 'Nachhaltigkeit'." (WAZ)(Verlagstext) - Fairer Handel - Fair gehandelte Produkte von A-Z -- Fair gehandelte Kleidung - Mode mit Tiefgang -- Fairer Tourismus - Faire Elektronik - Faire Geldanlagen

Grading in many subjects is subjective—no doubt about it—and there can be an element of gamesmanship in how instructors set questions and how students answer them. But an honest teacher will strive to be impartial and consistent.
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Does fair trade facilitate social justice? Mark Hudson and Mara Fridell, co-authors of Fair Trade, Sustainability, and Social Change, will discuss the potential of fair trade as a means of poverty alleviation, and as a means of revealing the people, relationships, and environments that lie behind the commodities we often unthinkingly consume. While contending that fair trade is well-positioned to help advance social justice goals, the authors highlight the limits of fair trade as a movement and a mechanism that is embedded in the market. Drawing on political economy and social movement theory, the talk will chart the recent trajectory of the fair trade movement, indicating its impressive success, as well as some troubling signs for the future of fair trade's ability to realize its potential. http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/fair-trade-sustainability-and-social-change-ian-hudson/?K=9781137269843 ; https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/soc_corr_social_justice_lectures/1001/thumbnail.jpg

Fair trade, also known as resale price maintenance (RPM), is a per se violation of the antitrust laws. Economic theory suggests that RPM may enhance the efficiency of distribution, but opposition to the practice remains strong. This opposition may stem from concern that RPM raises retail prices and penalizes well‐informed customers. This paper summarizes research on the motivation for RPM as well as its impact on prices. The analysis suggests that comparing prices in RPM jurisdictions with those in free‐trade areas provides little guidance on likely effects if RPM were permitted everywhere. An analysis of RPM's impact on prices is developed, and then this analysis is employed to assess RPM's welfare effects. Results of the welfare analysis are shown to depend crucially on which form of cost function is assumed for services provided by dealers.