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The Case Against "Free Trade": GATT, NAFTA, and the Globalization of Corporate Power

by Ralph Nader

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This book examines the notion of & quot; free trade& quot; and the issues raised by adopting the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Essays by Ralph Nader, Jerry Brown, William Greider, Margaret Atwood, Mark Ritchie, Wendell Berry, Pat Choate, and others.
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Table of Contents

Introduction : free trade and the decline of democracy / Ralph Nader — Megatechnology, trade, and the new world order / Jerry Mander — Hidden dangers of GATT and NAFTA / Lori Wallach — Free trade is not free / Edmund G. Brown, Jr. — Happily never NAFTA : there's no such thing as a free trade / Thea Lee — Another NAFTA : what a good trade agreement should offer / Jorge G. Castaäneda and Carlos Heredia — Blind faith and free trade / Margaret Atwood — Free trade and the Third World / Martin Khor — Biodiversity and intellectual property rights / Vandana Shiva — From adjustment to sustainable development : the obstacle of free trade / Herman E. Daly — Dolphins and GATT / David Phillips — Free trade : the great destroyer / David Morris — A bad big idea / Wendell Berry — Agricultural trade liberalization : implications for sustainable agriculture / Mark Ritchie — The global marketplace : a closet dictator / William Greider.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781556431692
Subtitle:
GATT, NAFTA and the Globalization of Corporate Power an Earth Island Press Book
Author:
Nader, Ralph
Author:
Nader et al.
Author:
Philips, David
Author:
Choate, Pat
Publisher:
North Atlantic Books
Location:
San Francisco, CA :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Economics
Subject:
Economic Policy
Subject:
Exports & Imports
Subject:
International trade
Subject:
Treaties
Subject:
Free trade
Subject:
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organ
Subject:
Entreprises
Subject:
Commerce international
Subject:
Libre-âechange
Subject:
Politica comercial
Subject:
Relaciones econâomicas internacionales
Subject:
Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Mâexico, Canadâa y Estados Unidos
Subject:
International - General
Subject:
Economics - General
Subject:
Tratados comerciales
Subject:
Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles Aduaneros y Comercio
Subject:
Canada
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Series Volume:
no.504
Publication Date:
September 1993
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
860x554x59 74
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