Year 13 A level students might want to share this link with IB students for their development course. You should by now have a well formed position in regard to the trade/aid debate. This video is not endorsing Fair Trade as in the chocolate but rather fair trade, which along with apropriate aid is up there with effective governance in terms of important factors leading to development. Fair trade in this context refers to cutting government (agricultural) subsidies and opening up markets by reducing trading barriers such as, but not limited to financial tarriffs. It aslo highlights the problem of dumping cheap products on developing countries' markets. I'd be interested to hear some of your ideas. What do you think are the most important factors to develop countries.
An interesting book to read would be:
'How to spend $50 billion to make the world a better place' by Bjorn Lomborg. This book is available free on google.books
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Oxfam Fair Trade Clips
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The " How to spend $50 Billion to Make the World a Better Place" is also in the Library, and is certainly worth a read.
I read it at the beginning of the year, and agree with the theory that fair trade is definately the best way to increase development. The demolition of trading blocs would definately increase the economic capacity of developing countries and enable faster development.
Another factor which is important to help developing countries continually develop is an increase in quality of healthcare so that there is less economic inefficiency as well as increasing the stability of the government so that long lasting policies can be put in place.
I'm pleased about that Katt - I know I had ordered it but hadn't seen it in.
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