Slowed Down Economisation: The Persistence of Alternative Trade Organisations

Swiss Journal of Sociology

Arnold Nadine¹  Hammer Isabel² 

[1] LISIS, Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, F-77454Marne-la-Vallée;Unabhängige Forscherin, CH-8006Zürich;

关键词: social enterprises;    world shops;    fair trade;    solidarity;    market;   

DOI  :  10.1515/sjs-2018-0005

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Have Swiss Alternative Trade Organizations (ATOs) valorized economic aspects at the expense of their social mission for the longer term? From a historical perspective (1974–2013), this article shows how these social enterprises have maintained their social purpose and inhibited the course of organizational economization. We identify three deceleration strategies: involving volunteers, direct trading partnerships with producers, focusing on the sales niche. The article shows how and why economization processes are malleable and not inevitable.

【 授权许可】

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