Do Fair Trade Pricing Policies Reduce Inequalities in Coffee Production and Trade

摘要: This article assesses the Fair Trade pricing model for coffee, investigating ability of minimum prices and a social premium to reduce price risk remedy inequalities. It highlights some challenges involved in controlling prices. Inequalities exist among Trade-certified farmers; are poorer than others, ones typically produce less coffee. If succeeds its aim raising received by farmers, this will benefit more those farmers producing greater volumes coffee who vulnerable. In addressing inequalities, is superior