Slowed Down Economisation: The Persistence of Alternative Trade Organisations

Title: Slowed Down Economisation: The Persistence of Alternative Trade Organisations
By: Nadine Arnold Isabel Hammer
Summary:

Have Swiss Alternative Trade Organizations (ATOs) valorized economic aspects at the expense of their social mission for the longer term? From a historical perspective (1974–2013), this article shows how these social enterprises have maintained their social purpose and inhibited the course of organizational economization. We identify three deceleration strategies: involving volunteers, direct trading partnerships with producers, focusing on the sales niche. The article shows how and why economization processes are malleable and not inevitable.

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Nadine Arnold Isabel Hammer 2018 Slowed Down Economisation: The Persistence of Alternative Trade Organisations Swiss Journal of Sociology 44 (1) 89-111

Language: English
Type: Academic Journal
Academic Publication: Yes
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