Synopses & Reviews
This book examines the notion of "free trade" 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.
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.