Trading for Good: How Global Trade Can be Made to Serve People Not Money

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, but Christian Felber offers a visionary new paradigm for the global trading order that serves the wider interests of society, incorporating human rights, climate change, and the growing divide between richer and poorer countries. He proposes an 'Ethical Trade Zone' founded on a principled approach to tariffs and trade policies and built with international cooperation on trade, taxation, and labor.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 256 pages
\n Publication date: 15 November 2019
\n Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, yet it is often seen as a purely economic activity rather than a social good. Our perspectives on trade have become polarized between two extremes: free trade ideologues who view trade as an end in itself, and protectionists who see it as a destructive force to be contained. However, there is another way to trade, one that puts the interests of people, not profit, at its core. In his visionary work, Christian Felber, founder of the Economy for the Common Good movement, presents a groundbreaking new paradigm for the global trading order.

Felber challenges the prevailing "free trade religion" that has dominated since Adam Smith, advocating for an alternative approach where trade serves the broader interests of society. He addresses critical issues such as human rights, climate change, and the growing divide between rich and poor countries. He proposes the establishment of an "Ethical Trade Zone," founded on a principled approach to tariffs and trade policies, and built with international cooperation on trade, taxation, and labor.

Through his penetrating and passionate writing, Felber demonstrates how this brave new economic world can be democratically built from the grassroots up, and how trading for good can become a reality. He shows how we can create a more equitable and sustainable trading system that benefits all stakeholders, including workers, consumers, and the environment.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of trade and the potential for it to be a force for positive change in the world. It offers a compelling vision for a more ethical and sustainable global trading order and provides practical steps for achieving it.

\n Weight: 248g\n
Dimension: 214 x 132 x 18 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781786996015\n \n