Trade Theories and Realities:
Why Economists Should Study Fairness
by Steve Suranovic (published in the September 1997 issue of CHALLENGE)

This article provides a realistic account of the types of outcomes predicted by economic theory as a country moves to free trade. The story suggests a question that must be answered if we are ever to reach broad agreement on the choice of appropriate trade policies. It is a question that will require us to understand fairness in order to answer.

The European Fair Trade Association

International Fair Trade Initiatives

The Fair Trade Federation

A New Prespective on the Choice
Between Free Trade and Protectionism
by Steve Suranovic

This article discusses the opportunities and threats posed by both free trade and protectionism. It argues that the choice of trade policy involves a tradeoff between various determinants of economic success.

Ten Thousand Villages

The International Fair Trade Association

Global Exchange

The Fair Trade Labeling Organization