Is Free Trade fair? Santiago Gonzales University of the Incarnate Word International Business Management BINT 3331 Dr. Murat Tas July 20, 2014 Is Free Trade fair? “Free trade refers to a general openness to exchange goods and information between and among nations with few-to-no barriers-to-trade. Fair trade refers to exchanges, the terms of which meet the demands of justice.” ("Free Trade Vs. Fair Trade," 2005, para. 1) With that being said, exporting and importing is great for companies and society to bring goods and services to people, however the way trade is done can be viewed as unfair in regards to the welfare of people and justice for human man kind who is working in third world countries.
This increased openess allows countries to specialise in producing goods which they have a comparitve advantage in (this means they can produce goods at lower unit costs) A multinational Company is a corporation that has its facilities and other assets in at least one country other than its home country. There are many examples of MNC's such as Nike or Primark. MNC's play a massive part in the development of globalisation as they often invest heavily into the country they move into. They will build good quality factories to produce the goods and also introduce effective manufacturing methods. These manufacturing methods can be replicated by other businesses in the countries and improve their ability to manufacture goods.
Good to mention the pricing as it is easier to categorize it in a particular section in retail outlet. So, the concept statement eventually describes the core purpose of the new product, its uniqueness and its promise to fulfil unmet customer expectations. I felt the concept statement could have had a better headline to grab reader’s attention. They could have mentioned something like “best value in the market today” just to get ones attention. I also felt the reasons to believe
“The most important provision of this act however is the prevention of anticompetitive mergers. This occurs when a company buys a competing firm. While most mergers allow the companies to create better quality goods at less expensive prices, some mergers limit competition and make price fixing easier. This part of the act was designed to prevent mergers from creating monopolies” (Ellsworth, 4). This section of the Clayton act wanted to promote free trade and keep smaller businesses from getting too greedy.
Fair traders and free traders have a surprising amount of common ground. Both camps are concerned with global justice, poverty alleviation and global prosperity Free trade refers to a general openness to exchange goods and information between and among nations with few-to-no barriers-to-trade. Fair trade refers to exchanges, the terms of which meet the demands of justice. Proponents of fair trade argue that exchanges between developed nations and lesser developed countries (LDCs) occur along uneven terms, and should be made more equitable. The Fair Trade Federation's Annual Report describes the fair trade movement as "a global network of producers, traders, marketers, advocates and consumers focused on building equitable trading relationships between consumers and the world's most economically disadvantaged artisans and farmers."
Benefits There are many advantages for individual buying though from GPOs, one of the major advantages is the ability to provide a lower cost solution. By leveraging the buying power of members of GPOs, the consortium is able to combine the amount of products to gain these critical discounts, which in turn provides the best price to each individual participant. Vendors are willing to extend discounts and additional service levels to the GPOs to gain access to their large networks of buyers. This allows vendors to reduce their sales cycle and have a good forward view into demand - greatly impacting successful production and supply chain management. Other benefits for buying from GPOs may include as following: • Comprehensive sourcing strategies • In-house contracting/clinical expertise • Advanced procurement
A country can be a capital (or labor)-abundant nations and labor (or capital)-scarce nations which consider their comparative advantage in technologies, input productivity, and wages of labor. Free trade can bring a lot of advantage to us; however, it does not apply in real world. Tariff and non-tariff are the tools that use to trade protection or prevent the economy from undergoing adjustment during economic stagnation. Although tariff and other restriction can concede the economic losses and using resource with less efficiency, but protectionism argue that non-economic benefit such as a national security can more than offset those economic losses. Normally trade protection is use to secure domestic industry and labor union’s economy welfare.
A free market also ensures that people can run their business in whatever way they see fit, without being disadvantaged by outside forces. This type of relationship is called freedom of contract. A free economic system compels entrepreneurs to provide the wishes of the consumer by consistently seeking to offer not only better products but also new products that fulfill consumers' needs. However, a free economic system does more than satisfy the needs of the majority; it also allows for groups with special interests or needs to have their needs met much better than they could in an economy with strong central planning. In the end, the free economic system can fulfill almost everyone's needs and wants, while ensuring profit for everyone.
But Dr. Roberts explains the benefits and costs of free markets and trade in a clear and cogent manner again and again in various scenarios. Of particular value are the treatments of the concepts of 'fair-trade' and so-called trade deficits. These two issues are some of the most divisive and controversial parts of the trade debate. As expected, Dr. Roberts explains the facts in a way that just about anyone can understand. Dr. Roberts also illustrates how we use what he calls the roundabout way to wealth to explain how we get richer when we specialize and trade.
Places that are controlled are safer than palces that are not controlled. Commerce Syndrome is the behavior mode of trading. According to Jacobs’s theory of Commerce Syndrome, “Be open to inventiveness and novelty, Be efficient, Promote comfort and convenience, and Dissent for the sake of the task” (Jacobs, 40). This syndrome is full of competition. Business can get into market easily.