{"product_id":"9781856490740","title":"Fair Trade Reform and Realities in the International Trading System","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFair Trade\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReform and Realities in the International Trading System\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael Barratt Brown\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Economics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe landscape of the world economy is changing rapidly, including new and much more powerful roles for the IMF and World Bank, as well as the rapid growth of wider free trade areas in North America and Europe. Current global trading arrangements, however, involve serious obstacles for exporters from the South as well as rivalries between the major economies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores how the international trading system came into existence, the ways in which commodity markers work today, and why the poor countries of the South are facing not \u003ci\u003efree\u003c\/i\u003e trade, but \u003ci\u003eunfair \u003c\/i\u003etrade. It traces the stages of the world's economic development which has resulted in a this stark imbalance between North and South, following the chain of trade from crop to shop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book's lessons are relevant to students, policy makers, and all those interested in a world trading system built on more than market muscle and the profit motive - a system that serves the interests of ordinary people everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Barratt Brown has, since 1985, been chair of the Third World Information Network (TWIN) and Twin Trading Ltd, both of which have helped pioneer alternative trading links between North and South. His books include \u003ci\u003eWhat Economics is About\u003c\/i\u003e (1970) and \u003ci\u003eModels in Political Economy\u003c\/i\u003e (1984).\u003cbr\u003eMichael Barratt Brown has, since 1985, been chair of the Third World Information Network (TWIN) and Twin Trading Ltd, both of which have helped pioneer alternative trading links between North and South. His books include \u003ci\u003eWhat Economics is About\u003c\/i\u003e (1970) and \u003ci\u003eModels in Political Economy\u003c\/i\u003e (1984).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 February 1993\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZed Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781856490740\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e236\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369293480076,"sku":"9781856490740","price":44.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a442d57c-88a5-4a5f-b7e9-e834523f1c1e.jpg?v=1783878636","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781856490740","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}