IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:

A CAFECITO STORY
Alvarez, Julia. Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2001.

A fictional/semi-autobiographical story, A Cafecito Story explores the impact of Fair Trade on coffee farmers as well as coffee drinkers.

CHALLENGES OF FAIR TRADE 2001-2003, FAIR TRADE YEARBOOK
European Fair Trade Association (EFTA), 2002.

Published by the European Fair Trade Association, this yearbook provides general information and case specific considerations of Fair Trade. Part I describes the framework of international trade, provides information on the history, successes and demands of the Fair Trade movement, and shows how and why a growing number of corporations put efforts into living up to their social responsibility. Part II invites the reader to a journey to Nicaragua (coffee), India (tea), afterwards to Ghana (cocoa), Mauritius (sugar), the Windward-Islands (bananas), Thailand (rice), to the Philippines (handicrafts), Kenya (tropical hardwoods) and to Honduras (cotton and textiles) to learn the stories behind these products!

THE COFFEE BOOK: ANATOMY OF AN INDUSTRY-FROM CROP TO THE LAST DROP
Dicum, Gregory, and Nina Luttinger. New Press, 1999.

The Coffee Book surveys the social history of cafe society, explores the process of coffee cultivation, harvesting and roasting from bean to cup, and tells the dramatic story of international trade and speculations for a product that can make or break entire national economies. The Coffee Book also considers the exploitation of labor and damage to the environment that mass cultivation causes, and explores the growing conscious coffee market and fair trade movement.

COFFEE WITH PLEASURE: JUST JAVA AND WORLD TRADE
Waridel, Laure, and Eric St.Pierre. Black Rose Books, 2001.

This book looks at the fair trade movement by examining the issues surrounding the production and trading of coffee. Using Mexico as an example, part one describes the conventional coffee trade, tracing the coffee bean's journey from the tree, through the hands of several intermediaries in both the North and South, to its final destination as a cup of coffee. Part two presents the fair trade concept through the example of the Mexican peasant organization which was one of the first to embrace the fair trade system, and which was also a pioneer in the production of organic coffee. The third part explores the situation of fair trade in North America, and provides comprehensive sources and references for anyone who wants to get involved, at any level.

THE CONSCIOUS CONSUMER: PROMOTING ECONOMIC JUSTICE THROUGH FAIR TRADE
Ericson, Rose Benz. Fair Trade Federation/ Fair Trade Educational Fund Inc, 2002.

The Conscious Consumer explores how conventional trade devalues the contributions of workers and artisans and how Fair Trade relationships are enhancing the quality of life for producers. See how a global community of people takes action to ease some of the inequities in today's world and build a business alternative.

THE COST OF COFFEE: FAIR TRADE AND THE WORLD COFFEE MARKET
Richard, Dave. Oxfam UK, 2005.

The coffee story is used to highlight the importance of Fair Trade, independent thinking, and active citizenship. This resource covers everything from coffee production to coffee marketing, exploring the causes and consequences of, and solutions to, the problems facing 23 million coffee-producing families.

FAIR TRADE FOR ALL: HOW TRADE CAN PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT
Stiglitz, Joseph E., and Andrew Charlton. Oxford University Press, 2006.

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, Joseph E. Stiglitz joins with fellow economist Andrew Charlton to offer a challenging and controversial argument about how globalization can actually help Third World countries to develop and prosper.

FAIR TRADE: MARKET-DRIVEN ETHICAL CONSUMPTION
Nicholls, Alex and Charlotte Opal. SAGE publications, 2005.

This book looks at the strategic future of Fair Trade. Each chapter spearheads a key area of Fair Trade theory, and the political, legal and economic context of Fair Trade is given careful scrutiny. Throughout, readers are supported by revealing case studies and useful data analysis, concise histories of different Fair Trade organizations.

GLOBAL BACKLASH: CITIZENS INITIATIVES FOR A JUST WORLD ECONOMY
Broad, Robin. Rowman & Littlefield, 2002.

With trenchant analysis and dozens of primary documents from a variety of popular and uncommon sources, Robin Broad explores proposals and initiatives coming from the backlash to globalization protests. A range of sophisticated propositions and a vibrant debate among segments of the backlash emerge.

A GUIDE FOR RETAILERS: CREATING A SUCCESSFUL FAIR TRADE BUSINESS
Grimes, Kimberly M. Fair Trade Resource Network, 2004.

Fair Trade is one of the fastest growing social movements in the United States, and this booklet, filled with practical, proven advice from a variety of Fair Trade entrepreneurs, gives step-by-step guidance for preparing, building, and enjoying the benefits of a well-run Fair Trade business.

HARVEST OF HOPE: LIFE IN THE KUAPA KOKOO COCOA COOPERATIVE IN GHANA
Grout, Phil. SERRV International, 2003.

In 2002, poet and photojournalist Phil Grout went to Ghana to document the lives of Fair Trade cocoa growers, Kuapa Kokoo Cooperative whose primary crop is the main ingredient of "Divine Chocolate". With 141 color photos spread throughout the story, Grout is able to give the world a glimpse of the daily life of farming and trading cocoa in West Africa. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to cocoa farmers in Ghana through Kuapa Kokoo, Ltd. and the Odaho Society of Kuapa Kokoo.

NO NONSENSE GUIDE TO FAIR TRADE
Ransom David, and Anita Roddick. Verso, 2001.

This Fair Trade primer offers chapters on NAFTA, Fair Trade coffee, chocolate, and bananas, blue jeans, where to buy Fair Trade goods, and more. It traces the long history of free trade from colonial and imperial endeavors and demonstrates the effects that these historical establishments and events are having on present day environmental and social problems for people of the South, and the attitudes and habits of consumers in the North.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE GLOBAL MARKET: FAIR TRADE OF CULTURAL PRODUCTS
Littrell, Mary Ann (Ed.), and Marsha Ann Dickson (Ed.). SAGE Publications, 1999.

Social Responsibility in the Global Market illuminates an alternative way of conducting business that bridges the consumer's social concerns and the producer's financial concern through a compatible, nonexploitive, and humanizing system of fair trade. In-depth case studies introduce past successes and failures for seven Alternative Trading Organizations (ATOs) as they foster artisan empowerment, cultural integrity, and business sustainability.

THE STATE OF SUSTAINABLE COFFEE: A STUDY OF TWELVE MAJOR MARKETS
Giovannucci, Daniele. Published by IISD, UNCTAD, ICO, 2003.

This book provides a glimpse of the potential of using standards-based supply chain management and eco-labelling as tools for improving the terms of trade and environmental conditions facing poverty-stricken coffee producers in the South. The study provides an overview of the specific features of, and market conditions facing, organic, shade grown and fair trade coffee in 12 markets across Europe and Japan.

UNCOMMON GROUNDS: THE HISTORY OF COFFEE AND HOW IT TRANSFORMED OUR WORLD
Pendergast, Mark. Basic Books, 2000.

Uncommon Grounds details the rise and fall of regional coffee brands in the United States, the role of advertising in the industry, the global economic impact of coffee prices, and the recent emergence of specialty-coffee retailers. It explores the social and environmental ramifications of coffee and highlights recent attempts to encourage a livable wage and environmental protection in coffee-producing nations such as Brazil.