"A Market where we all Fit": Adult education and the fair trade market

Authors

  • Jennifer Sumner OISE/University of Toronto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56105/cjsae.v21i1.1096

Abstract

The global market continues to create the “great and permanent evils” so well outlined by Karl Polanyi in his book, The Great Transformation. His description of the destructive effects of the emerging self-regulating market during the Industrial Revolution is reflected today in the ongoing erosion of social, environmental, and economic sustainability in both the North and the South. In this downward spiral of life parameters, fair trade opens up the possibility of a market where we all fit, not where we all ultimately fail. Adult education has a vital role to play in opening up spaces where fair trade can prosper and grow, thus contributing to a second great transformation to a more sustainable society.

Résumé

Le marché global continue de créer des ‘énormes éléments de destruction permanents’ si bien décrits par Karl Polanyi dans son livre La grande transformation. La description qu’il nous présente des effets destructifs du marché autorégulateur durant la Révolution industrielle se traduit aujourd’hui par une érosion continuelle de la durabilité des tissus social, environnemental et économique autant dans l’hémisphère nord que dans l’hémisphère sud. C’est dans cette tendance à la baisse des paramètres de la vie que le marché équitable s’ouvre sur des possibilités d’un marché où chacun a sa place et non où chacun, ultimement, échoue. L’éducation continue des adultes a un rôle vital à jouer dans l’ouverture de créneaux compatibles à l’épanouissement et à la prospérité du marché équitable et, par voie de conséquence, contribuera à l’émergence d’une deuxième grande transformation envers une société plus durable.

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Published

2008-09-01

How to Cite

Sumner, J. (2008). "A Market where we all Fit": Adult education and the fair trade market. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 21(1), 37–46. https://doi.org/10.56105/cjsae.v21i1.1096

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2008): The Continued Dynamism of Canadian Adult Education

Section

Perspectives

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