FairTrade's theory of change: An evaluation based on the cooperative life cycle framework and mixed methods
| Autor: | Gian Nicola Francesconi, Ruerd Ruben |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Selection bias
Impact assessment Impact evaluation media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Counterintuitive Theory of change Certification Development Environmental economics Value (economics) Development economics Business Anthropology and Development Studies Agribusiness media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Development Effectiveness, 6, 268-283 Journal of Development Effectiveness, 6, 3, pp. 268-283 |
| ISSN: | 1943-9342 |
| Popis: | Contains fulltext : 131416.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) This study presents a quasi-experimental analysis of the impact of FairTrade certification on the commercial performance of coffee farmers in Tanzania. In doing so the study emphasises the importance of a well-contextualised theory of change as a basis for evaluation design. It also stresses the value of qualitative methods to control for selection bias. Based on a longitudinal (pseudo-panel) dataset comprising both certified and conventional farmers, it shows that FairTrade certification introduced a disincentive to farmers' commercialisation. We explain this counterintuitive conclusion on the basis of the `cooperative life cycle' theory developed by US agribusiness scholars. 16 p. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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