LACK OF RIGOUR IN DEFENDING FAIRTRADE: SOME IMPORTANT CLARIFICATIONS OF A DISTORTING ACCOUNT – A REPLY TO PETER GRIFFITHS

  1. Alastair M. Smith*

Article first published online: 7 JUN 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2010.02011.x

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Economic Affairs

Economic Affairs

Volume 30, Issue 2, pages 50–53, June 2010

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Smith, A. M. (2010), LACK OF RIGOUR IN DEFENDING FAIRTRADE: SOME IMPORTANT CLARIFICATIONS OF A DISTORTING ACCOUNT – A REPLY TO PETER GRIFFITHS. Economic Affairs, 30: 50–53. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2010.02011.x

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  1. Cardiff University

*Alastair M. Smith is a doctoral researcher at the ESRC-funded BRASS Centre at Cardiff University and has spent time working in the field of micro-business development in Central and South America (smitham3@cardiff.ac.uk).

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  1. Issue published online: 7 JUN 2010
  2. Article first published online: 7 JUN 2010

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Keywords:

  • Fairtrade;
  • Fair Trade;
  • co-operatives;
  • ethical trading

Peter Griffiths claims to have undermined defensive accounts of Fairtrade by highlighting a lack of rigour in their methodology and textual construction. However, inter alia he has significantly distorted the meaning and relevance of a variety of contributions, not least that literature which he accuses others of failing to acknowledge.

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