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Tacit Knowledge and Volunteers' Empowerment in the Fair Trade Sector

In: Paid and Unpaid Labour in the Social Economy. An International Perspective

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  • Renata Livraghi

    (Università di Parma)

  • Gabriella Pappadà

    (Università di Viterbo La Tuscia,)

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This paper presents the outcome of a fieldwork carried out in France, Italy, Malta and Spain, with the aim of providing evidence of the main features characterising Fair Trade organizations and the individuals (in particular volunteers) involved in them. The case studies have been selected taking into consideration both the areas where Fair Trade has deeper roots (as in some French, Italian and Spanish regions) and is more developed, and the areas where the sector is younger, more politically oriented (like Malta and the south of Italy). It turns out that Fair Trade mainly attracts women and young people, but by different degrees, leading towards a classification of potential volunteers. However, there are some skills that emerge across all the groups, such as relational team-working skills.

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  • Renata Livraghi & Gabriella Pappadà, 2009. "Tacit Knowledge and Volunteers' Empowerment in the Fair Trade Sector," AIEL Series in Labour Economics, in: Marco Musella & Sergio Destefanis (ed.), Paid and Unpaid Labour in the Social Economy. An International Perspective, edition 1, chapter 13, pages 221-243, AIEL - Associazione Italiana Economisti del Lavoro.
    • Handle: RePEc:ail:chapts:03-13
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    Keywords

    informal learning; fair trade; voluntary work; comparative social economies; Malta.;
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    JEL classification:

    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • P45 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - International Linkages

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