Strategies to reduce the development gap: Fairtrade, debt relief and aid
I can explain how Fairtrade, debt relief, aid and intermediate technology can reduce the global development gap.
Strategies to reduce the development gap: Fairtrade, debt relief and aid
I can explain how Fairtrade, debt relief, aid and intermediate technology can reduce the global development gap.
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Key learning points
- Various strategies exist to reduce the development gap.
- The global system of trade is not free or fair as trade blocs, tariffs and quotas hamper the flow of goods.
- The Fairtrade movement aims to address some of the problems of the global trade system by supporting producers in LICs.
- Debt relief enables the government in LICs to invest in public services and support the poorest.
- International aid can support the development of essential infrastructure via the use of intermediate technology.
Keywords
Trade - the buying and selling of goods and services between countries
Fairtrade - a system that ensure producers in LICs and NEES get a fairer price for goods produced, improving their income and working conditions
Debt relief - when a bank or government tells another governnment that they do not have to pay back the money they owe
Aid - support (money, goods or services) given to improve the quality of life of a recipient
Intermediate technology - technology suited to the needs, skills, knowledge and wealth of local people in the environment in which they live
Common misconception
Fairtrade is small-scale and mostly based in the UK.
The Fairtrade movement involves the trade in 300 different commodities and global networks of consumers as well as producers.
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