What the have nots have to have

Here in Cancún, Mexico, on the eve of the WTO Ministerial, the European Union has been promoting "Sustainable Trade." Meanwhile, developing countries say they want "fair trade."

Unfortunately their definition of fairness seems to have been borrowed from an English rock star. Poor countries should reject these euphemisms in favour of free trade.

Opening an EU-sponsored symposium on "Sustainable Trade," WTO General Director Supachai Panitchpadki reminded his audience that free tra...