Why trade really matters in the fight against world poverty

Should trade be fair, free, just? Or all three? A new publication on why trade matters has been published by DFID and is available to download for FREE (1.7 mb) as an Adobe Acrobat PDF.

There are a lot of ifs and buts on the way to a fairer world. But, if trade took off for the poorest countries…

and if rich nations played fair with poor ones, by allowing them a decent foothold in Western markets…

and if the governments of developing countries ploughed the new revenues back into health and education, back into good governance and improving their infrastructures…

and if they were able to open their markets in their own time…

then many people who are presently poor would no longer be…

and the world would take a giant step towards ending poverty.

How to get hold of your FREE copy of Trade matters

• call our public Enquiry Point on 0845 300 4100
• or email enquiry@dfid.gov.uk
• or download the full copy (1.7 mb)

Links

• Fair Trade 2006 (March, 2006)
• World Trade Organisation outcomes (December, 2005)
• World Trade Organisation
• Ethical Trading Initiative
• Fairtrade Foundation
• Make Poverty History
• Trade justice Movement
• ID21 - Harnessing trade for development