http://socialist.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/the-true-cost-of-production/ The use of economic law for the world's wellness Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:42:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://socialist.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/the-true-cost-of-production/#comment-33 mcyclops Fri, 10 Nov 2006 20:58:59 +0000 http://socialist.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/the-true-cost-of-production/#comment-33 After six months of work I found out that it is useless to try and push a product that has not demand (see my previous posting on Economic theory and Green Consumers), in future postings I will be mentioning the main fail of Fair Trade: It tends to create an artificial market. Only the fair trade articles with a competitive price will thrive, the rest will remain marginal and will offer palliative cure to the disease of poverty. Producers that cannot compete with coffee would need to switch to, let's say, organio or shade-grown coffee to make a bigger profit. After six months of work I found out that it is useless to try and push a product that has not demand (see my previous posting on Economic theory and Green Consumers), in future postings I will be mentioning the main fail of Fair Trade: It tends to create an artificial market. Only the fair trade articles with a competitive price will thrive, the rest will remain marginal and will offer palliative cure to the disease of poverty. Producers that cannot compete with coffee would need to switch to, let’s say, organio or shade-grown coffee to make a bigger profit.

]]> http://socialist.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/the-true-cost-of-production/#comment-30 Mylène Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:04:34 +0000 http://socialist.wordpress.com/2006/11/03/the-true-cost-of-production/#comment-30 I totally agree with you. I also was at this conference with Francisco Van Der Hoff and I was amazed to see how many people were fighting for fair trade. Therefore, there is still a big issue with fair trade, in my opinion. Yes I want to support it and I am totally agree that the ones that makes a products should have a fair price for it. Unfortunately, I can't afford it, it is tooooo expensive. If I would buy fair trade coffee, it would cost us hundreds of dollars a month...maybe utopic? Also when I run out of money I think about going to walmart (walmarde) because I know that it is way cheaper. I have to resist because I am boycotting this place. Go to Ten Thousand Village and you would find the prices crazy. For a brace that I can find in Merida, Mexico, I paid it 4$ and they charge 40$ for the same brace!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What do you think, were the money goes then?? How is getting fair price? We need a model that must work and just make products available to make more people buy fair trade product and create an universal demand!!!!!! WHat you would propose Manuel? I totally agree with you. I also was at this conference with Francisco Van Der Hoff and I was amazed to see how many people were fighting for fair trade. Therefore, there is still a big issue with fair trade, in my opinion. Yes
I want to support it and I am totally agree that the ones that makes a products should have a fair price for it. Unfortunately, I can’t afford it, it is tooooo expensive. If I would buy fair trade coffee, it would cost us hundreds of dollars a month…maybe utopic?
Also when I run out of money I think about going to walmart (walmarde) because I know that it is way cheaper. I have to resist because I am boycotting this place. Go to Ten Thousand Village and you would find the prices crazy. For a brace that I can find in Merida, Mexico, I paid
it 4$ and they charge 40$ for the same brace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What do you think, were the money goes then?? How is getting fair price?
We need a model that must work and just make products available to make more people buy fair trade product
and create an universal demand!!!!!! WHat you would propose Manuel?

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