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aniesenyan
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| Name: | Ani Esenyan |
| Date registered | 09.09.2013 |
| Last online: | Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:19 am |
| Sex: |  female |
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11.12.2013 |
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Tue Nov 12, 2013 4:05 am | jump to post
In the book, The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World Jacqueline Novagratz chronicles her experience in establishing a financial institution that served as a venture capital fund for the poor.
I was most impressed with the decision that led her to starting this venture.
Her first option was to work for a wealthy company in the “dot.com” boom worth $100 million to start a philanthropic organization for clients. The pay would be seven times greater t...
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11.03.2013 |
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Sun Nov 03, 2013 4:30 am | jump to post
What I found most intriguing about Colonial Pasts and Fair Trade Futures is that this is the first time our class has been exposed to the downsides of pursuing the Fair Trade framework within an industry.
Discussing the Darjeeling Tea industry of West Bengal, Sarah Besky identifies that perhaps it is better for this industry to stick to the infrastructure left by its British colonizers. This to me was surprising, as I have never heard that colonial infrastructure is in the best interest of f...
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10.21.2013 |
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 4:31 am | jump to post
In the first chapter of Anna Hutchens book, Changing Big Business, she highlights an important underlying psychological concept that is found in all types of businesses- power. While it is to broad and stereotypical to say that business is all about domination, Hutchinson identifies different types of power starting with the traditional concept of power as an instrument of domination characterized by ‘coercion,’ ‘struggle,’ and ‘force.’ In modern times, a different form of power emerged- empow...
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09.28.2013 |
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Sat Sep 28, 2013 9:05 pm | jump to post
In the first chapter of John Bowes book, A Fair Trade Revolution, Bowes details the evolution of the Fair Trade movement. While this chapter provides background details on the history of Fair Trade, it also makes a connection, intentional or not, that Fair Trade is perpetuated by the harmony of western and non-western ideals.
I was interested to learn of that the development of the Fairtrade mark was vital to the growth of the Fair Trade movement. The chapter reports that 70% of th...
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09.23.2013 |
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Mon Sep 23, 2013 1:32 am | jump to post
This is our first exposure to literature on the Fair Trade movement. What I was first interested to learn is the history pre-dating free trade and the evolution of the movement.
I never made the connection between the artisans from ancient civilizations that fueled the regions economies as a precursor to the Free Trade movement. However, looking at the evolution of industries and the state of certain developing countries, these artisans are still producing goods whether it is through factories...
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09.16.2013 |
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Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:09 pm | jump to post
While I am aware of many goods that are a cause of outrageous social injustices, I am disappointed in my lack of knowledge about the materials that go into objects I use every day, my laptop and my iPhone. In the documentary Blood Coltan, journalists bring to light the source of the mineral coltan. This mineral is used in electronic products such as cell phones. It is sourced in African countries, namely the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
What first struck me is the danger associated w...
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09.09.2013 |
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Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:06 pm | jump to post
Hello Everyone!
My name is Ani Esenyan and I am a student in Professor Combellick's Entrepreneurship and Fair Trade class at Fordham University.
This is the second time I have seen the documentary, The Dark Side of Chocolate. I first saw this film for my Development and Globalization class in which we were to respond to the film in terms of how this, and other, commodity affects the economic and social development of the region. Although I primarily noticed the economic impact of this indust...
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