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How Oxfam's support for 'Free Trade' betrays the poor

christopher spence | 07.10.2002 14:50

Like almost every mainstream development organisation, Oxfam sees 'real free trade' (where western countries reduce trade barriers and open up their markets) as a solution to global poverty. In their attempt to appear reasonable and moderate they have embraced extreme free market orthodoxy which fails the poor.

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