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Fair Trade for All - How Trade Can Promote Development
In a new book Joseph E. Stiglitz and Andrew Charlton offer a controversial argument about how globalization can actually help Third World countries develop and prosper. Fair Trade for All: How Trade...
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Café Culture in Buenos Aires - Not a Starbucks in Sight!
In this era of globalization, Buenos Aires has managed to preserve its traditional, slow-paced coffee culture.In Argentina everything is settled over a cup of coffee. Despite the profusion of cafés in...
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Fairtrade Cotton, Will it Make a Difference?
Fair trade prices help to alleviate the crushing poverty that affects agricultural workers in the developing world.Cotton must be processed to realize its full value."We would deliver the cotton by...
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United States Must Redefine "Fair Trade"
The Director of Policy Innovations delves into U.S. trade policies calling for a new, fairer policy that would aim to provide more people the opportunity to enjoy world trade.Aristotle's concept of the...
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Fair Trade Sweatshops?
Supporting 'clean clothes' campaigns to end the exploitative labour practices that pervade the textile industry is not as simple as just picking the 'right' brand to buy.The question of 'Where can I...
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Fair Trade and Chocolate in Ghana
The Day Chocolate Company, a part of the fair-trade practicing Divine Chocolate Company, hopes to expand in the United States.About 20,000 farmers currently benefit from participation in the Divine...
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Why "Fair Trade" Could Backfire for the United States
Many economists believe that the current approach to manufacturing employment in the United States will do little if anything to solve the current crisis.High deficits erode US manufacturing jobs more...
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International Trade
Trade is one of the more complicated facets of the international economy.Trade can be used as a tool to encourage economic growth in developing countries, but it is also a way for developed countries...
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Organic Cosmetics Break Out
Organic beauty products are increasing in popularity, but are they really as natural as they claim?Organic cosmetics could be coming to a makeup counter near you. Photo Credit: Flickr Maybe she's born...
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The Fair Trade Future
The authors of the book 'Fair Trade: The Challenges of Transforming Globalization' suggest some key changes for the Fair Trade market. Coffee is one of the more notable commodities of the Fair Trade...
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Much Ado About NAFTA
As November approaches both Democratic hopefuls are pointing fingers at NAFTA-- but what is really to blame for American job losses?To what degree can the Democratic candidates really blame NAFTA for...
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From Gold Medals to Fair-Trade Cotton
Social entrepreneur Steven Redgrave gained renown by winning gold medals in rowing in five consecutive Olympics from 1984 to 2000. After retiring from competition, Redgrave was knighted in 2001,...
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Peace in a Bottle
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process is getting an economic jolt from none other than Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps.Dr. Bronner’s is an American company that has a 50-year tradition of environmentally...
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A Fair-Trade Treat
In a push to raise awareness of price and labor injustices faced by cocoa farmers in West Africa, the AP reports that some churches in the U.S. are encouraging families to hand out fair-trade...
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A Lending Program for the 'Missing Middle'
What prevents many subsistence farmers from taking their business to the next level? Access to capital. With no real assets or market connections, subsistence farmers stand little chance of gaining the...
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