Tools of the trade

Trade and climate change,

Global governance, crisis and new geopolitical scenarios

Food sovereignty and business: the Europe's role

Dichiarazione europea sull’alimentazione

European Food Declaration

Agricultural impact in Europe,

Whatever your age is, trade policy concerns you!

The European Commission DG Trade has many publications which make their case for trade liberalisation as the engine for development. These include booklets and a series of posters in several European languages, aimed at young people of various ages.
Useful for activities to understand EU trade policy and deconstruct the content and presentation of their promotional materials.
European Commission DG for Trade, 2005
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/icentre/publica_en.htm

From Poverty to Power: how active citizens and effective states can change the world

A very accessible in-depth look at the causes and effects of poverty and inequality, as well as the possible solutions. It’s full of up-to-date research, human stories, statistics, and compelling arguments, and includes a section on trade.

Oxfam 2008

From Poverty to Power: how active citizens and effective states can change the world fp2p.pdf 2.51 MB

The urgency of now

Excellent summary of From Poverty to Power's main arguments.

The urgency of now tuon4.pdf 1.80 MB

From Chocolate to Computers

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A new teaching resources from RISC. It is a role play which looks at products we consume (chocolate, bananas, cut flowers, trainers, computers) and look at the costs and benefits to the people who produce them. This will be part of RISC's resources, EPAs for Dummies, which will enable facilitators to explore the winners and losers from trade liberalisation.

Please contact dave@risc.org.uk to feedback on this resouce.

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