Vad påverkar en kommuns beslut att bli en "Fairtrade city"? : En studie av Sveriges kommuner

Sammanfattning: The aim of this thesis is to examine the properties of the municipalities in Sweden that influence the choice of being a certified Fairtrade city. The independent variables which are used in the statistical analysis are municipal governance, local tax rate, whether there is an university and/or university college in the municipality, average income and higher education in the municipality. The variables are examined by logistic regression. Since there are no statistical data on ethical procurement, this exogenous variable isn’t included in the regression. Through interviews with representatives of municipalities in Sweden with and without Fairtrade city certification and logistic regression we have been able to reach a result. The interviews gave an insight in how a municipality in reality acts when it comes to the certification Fairtrade city. The result of the statistical analysis is that a larger proportion with higher education in the population, having university and/or university college in the municipality and a Leftist majority (Social Democrats, Environmental Party and Left Party) on the Municipality Council increase the probability that a municipality is a certificated Fair trade city.