Introduction: the policy trajectory of Fair Trade

Fisher, E. (2009) Introduction: the policy trajectory of Fair Trade. Journal of International Development, 21 (7). pp. 985-1003. ISSN 1099-1328 doi: 10.1002/jid.1633

Abstract/Summary

This paper provides a selective review of literature on fair trade and introduces contributions to this Policy Arena. It focuses on policy practice as a dynamic process, highlighting the changing configurations of actors, policy spaces, knowledge, practices and commodities that are shaping the policy trajectory of fair trade. It highlights how recent literature has tackled questions of mainstreaming as part of this trajectory, bringing to the fore dimensions of change associated with the market, state and civil society.