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Date: 2024-04-25 Page is: DBtxt001.php txt00010217

Book ... Doing Good Better
by William MacAskill

Why you shouldn't boycott sweatshops or bother with Fairtrade - William MacAskill ... Doing Good Better ... The video makes a lot of sense ... the book is probably better

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

Why you shouldn't boycott sweatshops or bother with Fairtrade

Doing Good Better Doing Good Better William MacAskill Hardback RRP £14.99 Our price £10.00 You save £4.99 (33%) Be the first to review this product

Almost all of us want to make a difference. So we volunteer, donate to charity, recycle or try to cut down our carbon emissions. This book reveals why buying sweatshop-produced goods benefits the poor; why cosmetic surgeons can do more good than charity workers; and why giving to a relief fund is generally not the best way to help.

Do you give money to disaster relief? Or pay that little bit extra on Fairtrade produce? Well, argues William MacAskill, you may not be doing as much good as you think you are. If we bypass the intuitive methods of charity, we can make more of a difference through cost-effective giving

Doing Good Better: How effective altruism can help you make a difference by William MacAskill is published by Guardian Faber


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