-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | | Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fred/Kalpana, > Could you please define "fair trade" for me in the context of a free enterprise society? Thanks. > --- "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A Gujarati, ex-Africa friend and staunch Goanetter > (she has some friends > in Goa too) Kalpna Desai raised this issue in a > mail. Does anyone know > the answer? I think fair terms of trade are a key > issue, specially when > we have such a devalued rupee, whose international > value in no way > reflects its real domestic purchasing power... thus > keeping a large > section of the domestic population in really bad > shape financially. FN > > On Thu, 2005-12-29 at 20:03 +0000, kalpna desai > wrote: > > > BTW - is there anything like a Fair Trade movement > or umbrella > > organisation in Goa ? I have managed to find SASHA > , based in > > Kolkatta. The tourists will keep on coming but if > can be diverted > > towards spending their money in fair traded > goods,products, businesses > > - maybe one way of tackling the ott > commercialisation. What do you > > think? > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Frederick 'FN' Noronha | > http://del.icio.us/fredericknoronha > Saligao, Goa, India | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Independent Journalist | +91(832)2409490 Cell > 9822122436 > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy > Champions | > | > | > | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots > in our villages | > | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and > distribute Soccer Balls | > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | | | | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
