Sustainable Consumption, Ecology and Fair Trade

by Edwin Zaccaï (Editor)

This timely volume discusses the debates concerning sustainable consumption and the environment. Sustainable consumption stands as a wide objective that attracts a growing attention within sustainable development policy circles and academic research. The contributors examine a range of interesting and relevant case studies household energy consumption, sustainable welfare, Fair Trade, Oxfam Worldshops, cotton farming and consumer organizations. Sustainable Consumption takes an interdisciplinary approach and is well-balanced, presenting theoretical debates as well as empirical evidence in order This text will be of interest to students and scholars of politics, environment studies and sociology.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 30, 2007