Cross-Border Innovation in South–North Fair Trade Supply Chains: The Opportunities and Problems of Integrating Fair Trade Governance into Northern Public Procurement

摘要: Fair trade is a means of governing South–North supply chains to increase the benefits international integration for poor southern producers agricultural and handicraft goods. Although approach itself arguably innovative in comparison with commercially orientated chains, many consider that its formalization within third-party, Fairtrade International certification, has facilitated process conventionalization. Furthermore, certification considered dominate producer consumer attention; therefore marginalize other more radical fair approaches, making differentiation increasingly difficult. The chapter investigates one aspect this narrative by elucidating effects Towns scheme: promotional program viewed be precipitating “Fairtrade absolutism” wider movement. Focusing on devolved region Scotland, evidence uncovered implications Southern highlighted through parallel case study National Smallholder Farmers Association Malawi. Here it found costs their geographic restriction are actively isolating some producers; which combined countries undermines principle fairer access northern export markets. final section however, connects cases, reporting an fairly traded chain constructed between Malawian rice farmers Scottish schools. Overall, highlights continued potential innovation movement, suggests such opportunities will emerge where actors proactively embedded understandings development justice.