Little bean, fairly big impact: Book Review Beyond fair trade: How one small coffee company helped transform a hillside village in Thailand | Synapse
March 16, 2026Open Access
Little bean, fairly big impact: Book Review Beyond fair trade: How one small coffee company helped transform a hillside village in Thailand
Key Points
To evaluate how the book illustrates the effects of fair trade on a specific community in Thailand.
Review of the book's content and themes
Analysis of the author's arguments
Discussion of the book's implications for fair trade practices
Highlights the positive changes in the village due to fair trade coffee
Describes improvements in local livelihoods and sustainability
Emphasizes the broader implications for the fair trade movement
Abstract
Book review of "Beyond fair trade: How one small coffee company helped transform a hillside village in Thailand" by Mark Pendergast (Vancouver: Greystone Books, 2015).