sexta-feira, 11 de fevereiro de 2005

"Fair trade" e proteccionismo

(via The Globalization Institute Blog)

Há falácias e más ideias que são infelizmente extraordinariamente persistentes, ainda que assumindo em cada "reincarnação" uma nova face:

"Fair trade bears a suspicious likeness to our old friend protection. Protection was dead and buried 30 years ago, but he has come out of the grave and is walking around in the broad light of day. But after long experience underground, he endeavours to look more attractive than he used to appear... and in consequence he found it convenient to assume a new name."

- William Gladstone (1809 - 1898), former UK Prime Minister

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