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Chapter 9
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic
Growth
A Decent Day’s Pay for a Decent Day’s Work –
Lessons to Be Learnt from Fair Trade Small
Producers’ Experiences in Global Markets
Ana Cristina Ribeiro-Duthie
Abstract This chapter focuses on the Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent
Work and Economic Growth. The theoretical framework from evolutionary economics is reviewed and used to facilitate the understanding of developing countries’
economic aspects. The relations to sustainable development actions are addressed
through case studies centred on fair trade initiatives – a market solution that links
developed and developing economies through production and trade relations based
on good market practices. In a model that seeks to address inequalities generated by
conventional trade, the fair trade standard assures stable prices and income together
with decent work conditions for small producers from developing economies. The
methodological approach of this qualitative study was a literature review associated
with a comparative analysis of case studies published about fair trade certified
small-scale producers. Small rice farmers from Thailand and small quinoa farmers
from Bolivia are presented to illustrate the potential to produce social benefits
within a sustainable development framework proposed by the fair trade model.
Drawing from both case studies, the chapter ends with recommendations for multilateral trade agreements and policies design regarding agriculture development.
Keywords Economic growth · Decent work conditions · Evolutionary economics ·
Sustainable development goals · Fair trade · Social change
A. C. Ribeiro-Duthie (*)
Politics and International Relations Program, School of Social Sciences,
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
e-mail: anacristina.ribeiroduthie@utas.edu.au
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
I. B. Franco et al. (eds.), Actioning the Global Goals for Local Impact, Science
for Sustainable Societies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9927-6_9
Chapter 9
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic
Growth
A Decent Day’s Pay for a Decent Day’s Work –
Lessons to Be Learnt from Fair Trade Small
Producers’ Experiences in Global Markets
Ana Cristina Ribeiro-Duthie
Abstract This chapter focuses on the Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent
Work and Economic Growth. The theoretical framework from evolutionary economics is reviewed and used to facilitate the understanding of developing countries’
economic aspects. The relations to sustainable development actions are addressed
through case studies centred on fair trade initiatives – a market solution that links
developed and developing economies through production and trade relations based
on good market practices. In a model that seeks to address inequalities generated by
conventional trade, the fair trade standard assures stable prices and income together
with decent work conditions for small producers from developing economies. The
methodological approach of this qualitative study was a literature review associated
with a comparative analysis of case studies published about fair trade certified
small-scale producers. Small rice farmers from Thailand and small quinoa farmers
from Bolivia are presented to illustrate the potential to produce social benefits
within a sustainable development framework proposed by the fair trade model.
Drawing from both case studies, the chapter ends with recommendations for multilateral trade agreements and policies design regarding agriculture development.
Keywords Economic growth · Decent work conditions · Evolutionary economics ·
Sustainable development goals · Fair trade · Social change
A. C. Ribeiro-Duthie (*)
Politics and International Relations Program, School of Social Sciences,
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
e-mail: anacristina.ribeiroduthie@utas.edu.au