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Small-scale Business Inspired by Timeless Simplicity: A Contribution Towards Gross National Happiness

Kuntiranont, Wallapa - 2004

The paper explains how Suan Nguen Mee Ma Co., Ltd. (Suan Company) emerged from the NGO movement guided by Sulak Sivaraksa in Thailand. Suan Company is one example of the growing number of experiments in 'alternative business'. In addition to 'fair trade' efforts to bring rural producers and...

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Consequences of the TRIPS-Agreement for the provision of pharmaceuticals in developing countries

Oppermann, Julia - 2008

Arzneimittel zur Behandlung dieser Krankheit. Zum anderen wurde auch der Mangel wirksamer Medikamente gegen vernachlässigte … Immatrialgüterrechte wesentliche Vorraussetzung für die konstante Entwicklung innovativer Arzneimittel seien. Kritiker des TRIPS … Arzneimittel gegen vernachlässigte Krankheiten bis zum 30.06.2008 überprüft. Unter Berücksichtigung des kurzfristigen …

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dargestellt am Beispiel von Existenzgründerinnen und Existenzgründern im Einzelhandel in den neuen Bundesländern

Panick, Veronika - 1999

Mit der Arbeit wird der Versuch unternommen, den Zusammenhängen von Biographie- und individuellen Lernprozessen nachzugehen. Dies erfolgt am Beispiel von acht ostdeutschen ExistenzgründerInnen, die sich nach der Wende in den neuen Bundesländern im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel selbständig gemacht...

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A new framework for African smallholder agriculture : harnessing innovation and the private sector to drive sustainable development

Wilson, Robert Hines (contributor) - 2010

This report will outline a new framework for improved yields and increased sustainability in Sub-Saharan African smallholder agriculture. Given the failures of agricultural development aid and policy in the past, cross-sector collaboration among local farmer networks, national governments, and...

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Fair trade and development goals in the coffee sector

Lautz, Brooke Amy - 2011

Although fair trade is a step in the right direction, this thesis argues that some of its claims and approaches may be problematic with respect to development goals. As one of the world’s most highly traded commodities and an income source for tens of millions of people worldwide, coffee has...

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Corporate-NGO Partnerships for Sustainable Development

Damlamian, Corinne - 2006

In the last 15 years, the trend of NGOs working in cooperation with business has developed considerably. The global community – including leaders of international governmental institutions and of the non-profit sector as well as some business leaders – has recognized the importance of...

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Constructing Fair Trade from the Bottom-Up: An examination of Notions of Fairness in the Convetional Cotton Trade in Burkina Faso

Lapierre-Fortin, Émanuèle - 2008

bottom of the pyramid to benefit from a higher income. While it sounds good in theory, it remains that the movement is …

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Alliances and Networks: Creating Success in the UK Fair Trade Market

Davies, Iain A. - 2009

Data from a longitudinal study into the key management success factors in the fair trade industry provide insights into the essential nature of inter-organizational alliances and networks in creating the profitable and growing fair trade market in the UK. Drawing on three case studies and...

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The Eras and Participants of Fair Trade

Davies, Iain A. - 2007

organisations are combined to build strong theory grounded in the data.Findings: The paper provides insight into the nature of ….Originality/Value: This paper provides deep empirically grounded theory from which fair trade research can grow. It also provides future … insights from participants in the industry advancing current theory. …

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Is fair trade “fair”? : a study of handmade paper producers in Nepal

Kharel, Arjun - 2011

Master of Arts

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