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Examines the issue of "fair-trade bananas," the most-consumed fruit in the world. While as many as ten million people are involved in growing, packing, and shipping bananas, American consumers have only recently begun to think about the workers and their working conditions. Analyses whether a farmer-worker-consumer alliance could collaborate to promote a fair-trade label for bananas that would appeal to North American shoppers.

"Globalization is characterized by persistent poverty and growing inequality. Conventional wisdom has it that this global poverty is residual: as globalization deepens, the poor will be lifted out of destitution. The policies of the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO echo this belief and push developing countries ever deeper into the global economy." "Globalization, Poverty and Inequality provides an alternative viewpoint. It argues that for many - particularly...

Presents a collection of essays that examine the largest corporation in America and includes information on its history and development as well as its impact on the American economy.

"The best practices in corporate sustainability performance are no longer the exclusive domain of companies like Ben & Jerry's or The Body Shop, as they were a decade ago; now, large, multinational companies like G.E. and Wal-Mart are leading the way with significant financial and organizational commitments to social and environmental issues. However, good intentions aren't enough. Whether motivated by concern for society and the environment, government...