From the Christian Research Briefing:
FairTrade is “unfair”
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From the Christian Research Briefing:
FairTrade is “unfair”
at 10:10
2 comments:
ASI may have a point, but isn't the problem that there is no "Free Trade" because of US & EU (& other economic giants) tax inports in such a way that causes 3rd world manufacturers and producers huge problems.
Darren Moore
(Tranmere)
You can read the Fairtrade Foundation's response at http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/press_office/press_releases_and_statements/feb_2008/response_to_adam_smith_insititute_report.aspx
There is also a really interesting and very full critique of this report's methodology and lack of real evidence by Alastair Smith at BRASS (Cardiff University's Business Research centre)for those who'd like to understand more. You can read this at http://www.brass.cf.ac.uk/uploads/TheFairTradeCupResponsetoAdamSmithD9_1.pdf
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