This URL goes to an excellent article from the Globalisation Institute. 
The article analyses how "fair trade" is actually a form of 
protectionism, with the effect of exacerbating the poverty of those it 
pertains to help!

http://www.thebusinessonline.com/Stories.aspx?Why%20%E2%80%98fair%E2%80%9
9%20trade%20is%20a%20bad%20deal%20for%20poorest%20farmers&StoryID=89F1F21
8-EE08-44B3-B2C4-FD2C06F28E70&SectionID=4166BAB1-3058-4524-82D3-F0526A1FA
C82

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mjt