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Challenges to Internationalism within the Co-operative Movement
Thematic area:
7. -- Social economy development in different world regions (pick a sub theme) --
Language:
English
State:
Publish
Affiliation(s) of author(s):
British Columbia Institute for Co-operative Studies, University of Victoria
Company / Organisation:
British Columbia Institute for Co-operative Studies, University of Victoria Address:
PO Box 3060 STN CSC
Postalcode:
V8W 2Y2
City:
Victoria, British Colombia, Canada Arguably, the international co-operative movement has its western intellectual roots in the eighteenth century, a time of shifting attitudes on the nature of the world, the beginnings of internationalism. It was a time when many Europeans were trying to absorb what some 3-400 years of exploration had revealed, to acquire knowledge that was universal, and to develop general – and hence international – laws for political behaviour.
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250.472.4539
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cluny1@uvic.ca Co-operative Internationalization: Lessons from the Fair Trade Movement
Thematic area:
7. -- Social economy development in different world regions (pick a sub theme) --
Language:
English
State:
Publish
Affiliation(s) of author(s):
Business & Society Program, York Unviersity
Affiliation(s) of author(s):
Business & Society Program, York Unviersity
Company / Organisation:
Division of Social Science, York University Address:
4700 Keele St
Postalcode:
M3J 3P1
City:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada The practice of Fair Trade has been one of the most widely acclaimed movements for promoting local development through international co-operation. Fair Trade links small producers in the South more directly to Northern consumers through the intermediation of Fair Trade Organizations (FTOs) that are committed to “Fair Trade Principles” and the development of more just trade practices.
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dreed@yorku.ca