July 26, 2008
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Unfair Trade

Date: 04-14-2008
Type: research
Category: Fair Trade
Source: Adam Smith Institute
This report argues that for all its good intentions, Fairtrade is not fair. While only 10 percent of the premium paid by consumers makes it to producers, Fairtrade can distort markets, hold back economic development, and entice people away from better alternatives, ultimately doing more harm than good. Only free trade can sustainably raise people out of poverty.
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