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Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development (Initiative for Policy Dialogue Series)by: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Andrew Charlton July 26, 2007 |
List Price: £8.99 Vegetarian Books Price: £6.99 You Save: £2.00 (22%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £3.18 |
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This book thoroughly explores all the issues in a very balanced and knowledgeable manner, and is worth reading for the well justified arguments made for both sides.
It is also a rather good introduction to the workings of GATT, WTO and the motives behind the various participating nations. However, this book was tough reading. The authors are not lucid and stray into grotesque minutiae all too often (the graphs and tables of raw data only add to the boredom). As a book on ways to help poverty there are better reads, e.g. Amartya Sen's outstanding "Freedom as Development". But as a book on the workings of international trade agreements it would be worth reading. >>More Details |
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Fair Trade: The Challenges of Transforming Globalizationfrom: Routledge May 02, 2007 |
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This book thoroughly explores all the issues in a very balanced and knowledgeable manner, and is worth reading for the well justified arguments made for both sides.
It is also a rather good introduction to the workings of GATT, WTO and the motives behind the various participating nations. However, this book was tough reading. The authors are not lucid and stray into grotesque minutiae all too often (the graphs and tables of raw data only add to the boredom). As a book on ways to help poverty there are better reads, e.g. Amartya Sen's outstanding "Freedom as Development". But as a book on the workings of international trade agreements it would be worth reading. >>More Details |
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The Ethical Consumerby: Rob Harrison, Terry Newholm, Deirdre Shaw March 15, 2005 |
List Price: £24.99 Vegetarian Books Price: £22.79 You Save: £2.20 ( 9%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £18.00 |
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This book thoroughly explores all the issues in a very balanced and knowledgeable manner, and is worth reading for the well justified arguments made for both sides.
It is also a rather good introduction to the workings of GATT, WTO and the motives behind the various participating nations. However, this book was tough reading. The authors are not lucid and stray into grotesque minutiae all too often (the graphs and tables of raw data only add to the boredom). As a book on ways to help poverty there are better reads, e.g. Amartya Sen's outstanding "Freedom as Development". But as a book on the workings of international trade agreements it would be worth reading. >>More Details |
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50 Reasons to Buy Fair Tradeby: Miles Litvinoff, John Madeley January 01, 2007 |
List Price: £7.99 Vegetarian Books Price: £7.59 You Save: £0.40 ( 5%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £1.98 |
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I'll make my credentials clear from the start. I'm not a fair trade zealot, and hadn't really given much thought on the whole subject of who makes the things I buy. I was given this book as a present. I assumed before reading it that its intended audience would be people already passionate about fair-trade; and so the arguments would be pitched at a level not requiring too much thought, but might be interesting just because of their tone.
But the tone isn't zealous or fanatical. Nor is it ponderous, forcing you to work towards a set of conclusions via an argument stretched across hundreds of pages. The structure of 50 reasons allows the reader to either start at the beginning, or just dip in where they want, and focus on specific ... Read More: >>More Details |
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No-nonsense Guide to Fair Trade (No-nonsense Guides)by: David Ransom September 06, 2006 |
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Sorry, but this book bitterly disappointed me. Absolutely one-sided portrait of the Fair Trade movement, almost glorifying them. Not even once does he mention any criticism (and there is, believe me).
Absolutely biased. He calls conventional trade a "beast" and sees conventional trade as a creation of a global conspiracy between "politicians, transnational corporate empires and corrupt individuals in poor countries" with the purpose to "gain a political stronghold". The book will only give you one side of the argument! Please be aware of that. >>More Details |
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Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battlesby: Harriet Lamb February 07, 2008 |
List Price: £10.99 Vegetarian Books Price: £7.69 You Save: £3.30 (30%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £4.00 |
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I cannot praise Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles too highly. As a Human Rights, Fairtrade and Trade Justice campaigner, it does all the right things for me:
It uses stories of individuals and families to illustrate the big picture of the global trading scene superbly. These stories are well very chosen, and wonderfully told. Harriet's warmth and affection for the people about whom she is writing comes across so powerfully. It places Fairtrade within the broad context of Trade Justice, which for me is essential. Arguably if the world's trading systems were fair there would be no need for Fairtrade. It does all this with a powerful conviction and a forceful passion - a passionate anger at ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Ethical Sourcing in the Global Food System: Challenges and Opportunities to Fair Trade and the Environmentfrom: Earthscan Ltd May 01, 2006 |
List Price: £22.95 Vegetarian Books Price: £21.80 You Save: £1.15 ( 5%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £17.40 |
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I cannot praise Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles too highly. As a Human Rights, Fairtrade and Trade Justice campaigner, it does all the right things for me:
It uses stories of individuals and families to illustrate the big picture of the global trading scene superbly. These stories are well very chosen, and wonderfully told. Harriet's warmth and affection for the people about whom she is writing comes across so powerfully. It places Fairtrade within the broad context of Trade Justice, which for me is essential. Arguably if the world's trading systems were fair there would be no need for Fairtrade. It does all this with a powerful conviction and a forceful passion - a passionate anger at ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Brewing Justice: Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability, and Survivalby: D Jaffee April 01, 2007 |
List Price: £13.50 Vegetarian Books Price: £8.91 You Save: £4.59 (34%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £8.08 |
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I cannot praise Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles too highly. As a Human Rights, Fairtrade and Trade Justice campaigner, it does all the right things for me:
It uses stories of individuals and families to illustrate the big picture of the global trading scene superbly. These stories are well very chosen, and wonderfully told. Harriet's warmth and affection for the people about whom she is writing comes across so powerfully. It places Fairtrade within the broad context of Trade Justice, which for me is essential. Arguably if the world's trading systems were fair there would be no need for Fairtrade. It does all this with a powerful conviction and a forceful passion - a passionate anger at ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Fair Tradeby: Jacqueline DeCarlo May 01, 2007 |
List Price: £9.99 Vegetarian Books Price: £8.99 You Save: £1.00 (10%)Prices subject to change. Used Price: £7.06 |
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I cannot praise Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles too highly. As a Human Rights, Fairtrade and Trade Justice campaigner, it does all the right things for me:
It uses stories of individuals and families to illustrate the big picture of the global trading scene superbly. These stories are well very chosen, and wonderfully told. Harriet's warmth and affection for the people about whom she is writing comes across so powerfully. It places Fairtrade within the broad context of Trade Justice, which for me is essential. Arguably if the world's trading systems were fair there would be no need for Fairtrade. It does all this with a powerful conviction and a forceful passion - a passionate anger at ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Development as Freedomby: Amartya Sen January 18, 2001 |
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Sen proposes an alternative to the obsession of conservative development theory with economic factors. In his view, development is the product of human agency or freedom i.e the more capable people are of living lives of their own choosing, the more benefits accrue to society. The objective of development policy must, therefore, be to remove constraints to human freedom.
Sen's point is that people need more than money to live qualitative lives. Even more, in many instances (and he gives numerous examples), other factors such as good health, basic education, political freedom would be more helpful than simply throwing money at the situation. Such factors are also "freedoms" which are essential in enhancing human capacity and producing tangible social ... Read More: >>More Details |
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