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50 reasons to buy fair trade
Title:
50 reasons to buy fair trade
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Summary:
Fair trade is a growing global movement. A huge and widening range of fair trade goods are now available in stores. Why is fair trade so important? This book provides fifty reasons why buying fair trade delivers a host of benefits to people and the planet. It's an inspiring account of how every consumer can play a part in improving and even saving lives and making global trade work better for poor people. This book provides a critical guide to international trade and shows that fair trade presents a realistic and positive alternative for farmers and producers in developing countries. By improving schools and healthcare and working conditions, the fair trade movement has already saved lives and empowered whole communities. This book shows how every consumer can help make a difference in the fight to end poverty and inequality.
Other Title:
Fifty reasons to buy fair trade
Year Published:
2007
Physical Description:
xvi, 240 p. ; 20 cm.
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Electronic Access:
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0812/2007275506-d.html
ISBN:
9780745325842
Publisher:
London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto, 2007.