Beyond Fair Trade: How One Small Coffee Company Helped Transform a Hillside Village in Thailand

Author:   Mark Pendergrast
Publisher:   Greystone Books,Canada
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9781771640473


Pages:   300
Publication Date:   26 November 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Beyond Fair Trade: How One Small Coffee Company Helped Transform a Hillside Village in Thailand


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"""What does compassionate capitalism look like? Mark Pendergrast shows us in this enlightening story of tribal life, opium, missionaries, market trends, a Thai antiques dealer, a mining entrepreneur and coffee."" Abigail Carroll, author of Three Squares: The Invention of the American Meal The Akha hill tribe of Thailand has a long, tumultuous history. Politics, economics, violence, prejudice, and deforestation consistently worked against the Akha's desire to move away from their dependency on opium production and create a stable future for their children. That all changed in 2006 when prominent businessman John Darch met entrepreneur Wicha Promyong. Their meeting resulted in the establishment of an equal partnership business venture that goes beyond Fair Trade: the Doi Chaang Coffee Company. Beyond Fair Trade tells the story of the growth of this unique partnership, its successes and challenges, and the people behind it."

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Author:   Mark Pendergrast
Publisher:   Greystone Books,Canada
Imprint:   Greystone Books,Canada
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.425kg
ISBN:  

9781771640473


ISBN 10:   1771640472
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   26 November 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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I celebrate the story of Doi Chaang in Thailand as a force for change. I believe that through trade justice, communities like Doi Chaang and world markets can meet and thrive together. -Tom Smith, Executive Director of Fairtrade Canada


What does compassionate capitalism look like? Mark Pendergrast shows us in this enlightening story of tribal life, opium, missionaries, market trends, a Thai antiques dealer, a mining entrepreneur and coffee. Abigail Carroll, author of Three Squares: The Invention of the American Meal Well-researched and well-written, Mark Pendergrast's Beyond Fair Trade is an inspirational tale of how culinary globalization can work for the benefit of both low- and high-income communities. Andrew F. Smith, editor-in-chief, Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America I celebrate the story of Doi Chaang in Thailand as a force for change. I believe that through trade justice, communities like Doi Chaang and world markets can meet and thrive together. -Tom Smith, Executive Director of Fairtrade Canada


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Mark Pendergrast is an independent scholar and author of Uncommon Grounds and For God, Country, and Coca-Cola, and Inside the Outbreaks, among other books.

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