Artisans
&Fair Trade
Crafting Development
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After agriculture and tourism, artisan work
provides the next most significant source of in- April 14th
come in many developing countries. Yet because
of its image as a “soft” or frivolous industry,
some politicians and development professionals 3 p.m.
question whether the handcraft sector is worthy
of investment.
DePaul Center
Artisans and Fair Trade, provides a quantita-
tively and qualitatively illuminating study of fair
Loop Campus
trade impacts and a methodology that is sure to 1 E. Jackson Blvd
inform current assessment practices in social en-
trepreneurship and business social responsibility. Room C-100
The following centers within DePaul will be co-hosting:
Irwin W. Steans Center for Community-based Service Learing & Community Service Studies, Egan Urban Center,
Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, the Department of Political Science and the Institute for Business and Professional
Ethics