- 2010/207 pages
- A Kumarian Press Book
Artisans and Fair Trade:
Crafting Development
Hardcover: $67.00
ISBN: 978-1-56549-322-3
Paperback: $26.50
ISBN: 978-1-56549-321-6
After agriculture and tourism, artisan work provides the next most significant source of income in many developing countries. Yet, there is strong disagreement among both politicians and development professionals as to whether the handicraft sector is worthy of investment—and the debate has been hampered by a lack of industry data.
Mary Littrell and Marsha Dickson draw on their eight years of in-depth research on the pioneering fair-trade apparel group MarketPlace: Handwork of India to provide the missing information. Their detailed socioecomic audit of the MarketPlace, informed by interviews with the group’s artisans, managers, and founders, combines the best of quantitative and qualitative methodology to offer a rich and illuminating study of social entrepreneurship.
Mary Littrell and Marsha Dickson draw on their eight years of in-depth research on the pioneering fair-trade apparel group MarketPlace: Handwork of India to provide the missing information. Their detailed socioecomic audit of the MarketPlace, informed by interviews with the group’s artisans, managers, and founders, combines the best of quantitative and qualitative methodology to offer a rich and illuminating study of social entrepreneurship.
