Springer 2010 Fair Trade and the Depersonalization of Ethics ´ˆ Jerome Ballet ´ Aurelie Carimentrand ABSTRACT. Fair Trade has changed considerably since its early days. In this article‚ we argue that these changes have led to a depersonalization of ethics‚ thus raising serious questions about the future of Fair Trade. In particular‚ the depersonalization of ethics which is seen to accompany the current changes has led to greater variety in the interpretations of Fair Trade. Hiding these divergences
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AUGUST 2007‚FIRST DRAFT Services provisions in regional trade agreements: stumbling or building blocks for multilateral liberalization? Carsten Fink World Bank Marion Jansen* WTO Paper presented at the Conference on Multilateralising Regionalism Sponsored and organized by WTO - HEI Co-organized by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) 10-12 September 2007 Geneva‚ Switzerland The views expressed in this paper are the authors’ own and cannot be attributed to the World Bank‚ the WTO
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Risk assessment and risk management Introduction There are many hazards associated in an industrial workplace. With new technologies‚ new machinery and constant updates with regulations it is more important now than ever before to produce efficient risk assessments. Good risk assessments reduce hazards and fatalities in dangerous areas in the workplace. A good risk assessment will make workers feel safer and therefore happier and promotes a good business structure within the company. A good risk
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relationship between openness to international trade and development Introduction: Openness to international trade is the popular choice among different countries for their own development‚ especially after the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995‚ globalisation is a trend for different districts‚ and a country is difficult to develop its economy in a closed circumstance. According to Razmi and Refaei (2013‚ p377)‚ International trades will benefit the people and institutions
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trading system. Poor countries have slashed protective tariffs and increased their participation in world trade. If we use the share of exports in gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of globalization‚ then developing countries are now more globalized than high-income countries.2 Does globalization reduce poverty? Will ongoing efforts to eliminate protection and increase world trade improve the lives of the world’s poor? There is surprisingly little evidence on this question.3 The comprehensive
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FITTskills: International Trade Finance Case Study #1: New Modes of Trade Finance Case Study #1: New Modes of Trade Finance Trade finance in the twenty-first century: plug and pay? Palate-Able Delights (PAD) is a niche retailer of high-end food products imported from various parts of the world. Iranian saffron and caviar‚ French champagnes‚ Italian truffles and olive oils‚ vintage balsamic vinegars‚ fine cheeses‚ reserve wines from the leading vintners‚ even limited-availability spring waters…if
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Smith Institute (2008) about how ‘The Fair-trade movement achieves virtually nothing in terms of reducing world poverty’. Fair trade is a standard that is set to support the developing countries exports‚ it is to improve the workers in a developing country’s working conditions‚ fair payments which help them towards development and planning of their future that may help poverty. It also helps them to sell products to developing countries. Fair trade products come mostly in products such as coffee
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Analyze and comment about RCA of Vietnam based on data from Trade Map in 2012. Contents Introduce about RCA Analyse of some VN’s industries Evaluation of statistics Case study of Rice: RCA of Vietnam Rice in comparision with Thailand Introduction Coefficient of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA). • Represent comparative advantage or disadvantage of a certain country in a certain goods or services. • It is based on the Ricardian comparative advantage concept. EX1 : Export value of commodity
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Analysis Paper on Arms Trade Treaty Since the creation of man-devised weaponry‚ the issue of inhumane‚ illicit‚ and corrupt arms trade has perpetrated and littered the enterprise with a deluge of human rights violations. An unprecedented‚ though still imperfect‚ solution to mediate the atrocities and grossly negligent surveillance of arms trade was adopted on April 2‚ 2013 by the United Nations (UN) and officially deemed the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Garnering widespread‚ global support‚ the ATT
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Productivity Of The Nigerian Tax System: 1970–1990 Ademola Ariyo No RP_067‚ Research Papers from African Economic Research Consortium Abstract: Given the negative impact of persistent unsustainable fiscal deficits on the Nigerianeconomy‚ there is now a consensus among interested parties on the need to address the problem effectively. The literature suggests theree approaches for this purpose: increasein revenue‚ reduction in expenditure‚ or a continuation of both. An appraisal of the budgetary
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