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Concept information

ECONOMICS > TRADE > INTERNATIONAL TRADE > FAIR TRADE

Preferred term

FAIR TRADE  

Definition

  • AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO CONVENTIONAL INTERNATIONAL TRADE. IT IS A TRADING PARTNERSHIP WHICH AIMS AT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR EXCLUDED AND DISADVANTAGED PRODUCERS. IT SEEKS TO DO THIS BY PROVIDING BETTER TRADING CONDITIONS, BY AWARENESS RAISING AND BY CAMPAIGNING.

Broader concept

Related concepts

Entry terms

  • FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS

History note

  • TERM CREATED SEPTEMBER 2002

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Definition source

  • IFAT

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/8ae5d873-1298-4c05-b0d9-edcd22372efb

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