Authoring White Papers

As an acacemic working in Fair Trade, I have been writing academic papers presenting much detail on different aspects of Fair Trade in reation to its effect on the quality of life of women, the degree of justice it brings to producers, the economic valididty of such a model of trade, and the many ways in which it can be interpreted and understood and which way may be is fairer or more just.

This is important work in deepening the understanding and possibilities of Fair Trade, especially in these times of change and reconfiguration within the Fair Trade industry.

I have been touching upon issues such as power, justice, poverty, capabilities, human development, management, feminism, economic development, social justice, indigenous knowledge, intercultural management. 

And writing for academic journals in the fields of Feminist Economics, Management, Business Ethics, Human Development, Economic Development, and Social Economics.

The following are a series of introductions to journal articles which have recently been presented at national and regional Economic Conferences and are currently undergoing peer review for publication in several academic journals.  I welcome comments and feedback.

I will continue to post new articles and papers here as well. 

I am currently preparing for my next round of research in the Andes region to examine the difference in how Fair Trade is experienced by families and whether or not there is a difference if the primary person working in Fair Trade is a man or woman.  I will also be examining the difference that government plays as I compare Fair Trade Andean women in Bolivia to those in Peru - working in the same industry and from the same ethnic group.  The results of this research will be published in future papers and will be a part of an interdisciplinary textbook I am writing on Fair Trade, Justice, and Feminism.

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