Linda Edwards
PhD Linda Grimsley Peterson Edwards's Details
Affiliation
World Fair Trade Organization
Location
United States
linda@afairworlddesigns.com
Website
http://www.AFairWorld.org
Publications:
| Authors | Year | Title | Journal or Book | Other | Language | Type | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sustainability: Quality of Life for Artisans Practicing the Fair Trade Business Model | Proquest | Proquest.com # 3360098 |
English | Dissert. | Link |
Primary Expertise - research
Discipline
other
Research Interest
Linda, MS, MBA, PhD, proprietor of A Fair World, a member of the World Fair Trade Organization and Fair Trade Federation. Dr. Edwards was previously a director of a county's economic development department and a school teacher. AFW has a Fair Trade Artisan Housing Fund, housed at Prescott College, AR, to raise money to build artisan homes. Linda has traveled in 66 countries, many recently doing research on the artisans but her love for studying cultures probably originated from a childhood living in Thailand with her family As a mother of four children and a devoted grandmother, Linda completed her PhD and continues to improve lives of artisans in lower developed countries.
Countries of Expertise
uganda, rwanda, kenya,thailand, cambodia, peru
Additional Information on Expertise
Dissertation: SUSTAINABILITY: QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ARTISANS PRACTICING THE FAIR TRADE BUSINESS MODEL.