Lou responded with the Oxfam proposal, but fair trade coffee is the sort
of coffee that Global Exchange promotes -- it promises a 'fair' return to
the workers and small farmers.
On Thu, Jun 13, 2002 at 12:41:20PM -0500, Ian Hudson wrote:
>
> The disastrous price slump for coffee demonstrates the need for
> alternative arrangements for southern producers. One alternative
> that is being trumpeted is the alternative or fair trade, which is most
> developed, at least in terms of primary goods, in the coffee market.
> Does anyone have any thoughts on this as a alternative?
> Ian Hudson
> Department of Economics
> University of Manitoba
> Winnipeg, MB
> Canada
>
> ph. 204-474-9676
>
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