Further Reading

Interested individuals can consult the following resources for more information on fair trade. 

Think Fair Trade First. Ingrid Hess. February 2010. Indianapolis, IN: Global Gifts, Inc. For ages 3-8.

Fair Trade: A Beginner’s Guide. Jacqueline DeCarlo. 2007. Oxford: One World Publications.

A Guide for Retailers: Creating A Successful Fair Trade Business. Kimberly M. Grimes. Washington DC: Fair Trade Resource Network.

Javatrekker: Dispatches from the World of Fair Trade Coffee. Dean Cycon; October 2007 Chelsea Green Publishing.

Fair Trade: Using our Purchasing Power for Justice and Hope, Judy Hoffhine, June 2008, Partners for Just Trade

Is Fair Trade Honey Sweeter? An Empirical Analysis on the Effect of Affiliation on Productivity, Leonardo Becchetti and Stefano Castriota, July 1, 2009, CEIS Working Paper No. 141

Development Redefined: How the Market Met Its Match, Robin Broad and John Cavanagh, August 30, 2008, Paradigm Publishers

Fair to the Last Drop: The Corporate Challenges to Fair Trade Coffee. Eric Holt-Giménez, Ian Bailey, and Devon Sampson. Institute for Food and Development Policy, 2007.

Freedom From Want: The Remarkable Success Story of BRAC, the Global Grassroots Organization That's Winning the Fight Against Poverty, Ian Smillie,  Kumarian Press, April 2009

50 Reasons to Buy Fair Trade. by Miles Litvinoff & John Madeley. Pluto Press. 2007.

Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability, and Survival by Daniel Jaffe, University of California Press, April 2007.

The Conscious Consumer: Promoting Economic Justice through Fair Trade. Rose B. Ericson, Fair Trade Resource Network, 2006 (4th Edition)

Confronting the Coffee Crisis. Christopher M. Bacon et al (ed.). February 2008. MIT Press.

Business Unusual. International Fair Trade Association, 2006

Various, Oxfam America Briefing Paper Series.

Guidebook for Fair Trade. Murielle Vrins. 2006. Équiterre Canada

Fair Trade: The Challenges of Transforming Globalization. Laura Raynolds, Douglas Murray, and John Wilkinson. 2007. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.

Guide to Fair Trade, CoOp America; March 2009

Ethical Shopping: Where to Shop, What to Buy and What to Do to Make a Difference. William Young and Richard Welford. 2002. Vision Publications. 

Fair Trade: Market-Driven Ethical Consumption. Alex Nicholls and Charlotte Opal. 2005. Sage Publications Ltd.

Rigged Rules and Double Standards: Trade, Globalization, and the Fight Against Poverty. Penny Fowler and Kevin Watkins. 2004. Oxfam Publishing.

Social Responsibility in the Global Market: Fair Trade of Cultural Products. Mary Ann Littrell and Marsha Ann Dickson. 1999. Sage Publications, Inc.

For additional recommendations, please consult the Fair Trade Resource Network.