<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></abstract>

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.

Slowed Down Economisation: The Persistence of Alternative Trade Organisations

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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Have Swiss Alternative Trade Organizations (ATOs) valorized economic aspects at the expense of their social mission for the longer term? From a historical...

Slowed Down Economisation: The Persistence of Alternative Trade Organisations

Published Online: Apr 11, 2018

Page range: 89 - 111

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjs-2018-0005

Keywords
social enterprises, world shops, fair trade, solidarity, market

© 2018 Nadine Arnold et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Slowed Down Economisation: The Persistence of Alternative Trade Organisations

Published Online: Apr 11, 2018

Page range: 89 - 111

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjs-2018-0005

Keywordssocial enterprises, world shops, fair trade, solidarity, market

© 2018 Nadine Arnold et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
social enterprises, world shops, fair trade, solidarity, market