Supermarkets, Farmers, Fairtrade & Poverty

Thanks to The Obscurer for tying in recent musings on Fairtrade to some thoughtful and insightful debate between other bloggers.

1. Check out Fairtrade (Adam Smith Institute)

Response: Owen
Another response: Our Word is Our Weapon

2. Supermarket Giants Crush Central American Farmers (NY Times)

Response by Tim Worstall
Reply to Tim, by Our Word is Our Weapon
Reply to OWIOW, by Tim Worstall
Reply to Tim, by Our Word is Our Weapon   

3. No Such Thing as Poverty? (OWIOW)

Response from Stumbling and Mumbling

Make sure you read the comments - that's were all the action is.