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Jennifer Smith
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| Name: | Jennifer Smith |
| Date registered | 10.21.2013 |
| Last online: | Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:25 am |
| Sex: |  female |
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11.19.2013 |
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Tue Nov 19, 2013 2:07 am | jump to post
I though "Reluctant Entrepreneurs" had some great ideas about micro finance and entrepreneurship. Something specific I liked that was mentioned at the beginning, was the idea that you don't need to have a lot of money to start something up. I think a lot of times we think of entrepreneurship as something for people with trust funds or a lot of means, which is false. In "Reluctant Entrepreneurs" the author shares the story of the women who sell sand, making money off of something that otherwise ...
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11.05.2013 |
Jennifer Smith
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Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:27 am | jump to post
Yet another eye opening article! I feel embarrassed to say that I had no idea that these injustices happened in the production of tea, but I cannot say I am surprised. I was disappointed to read that fair trade regulations had made such little impact in the darjeeling tea plantations.
Members of the Darjeeling Tea Association are trying to cut out the clauses of the Plantations Labor Act to lower their costs, and not have to provide as much for their workers, like housing, healthcare, schooling...
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10.22.2013 |
Jennifer Smith
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Tue Oct 22, 2013 12:00 am | jump to post
This chapter, "Game-Playing: rethinking Power and Empowerment" allowed us to broaden our ideas about power. What I liked most about this reading is that it allowed me to think about the relationship between fair trade and power.
I think power is definitely an interesting topic because it can be positive and negative, and we see it in everyday life.
The negative side of power, in this reading, was referred to as 'power over' or domination, defined as "the power of an institution, group, or in...
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