| Description |
1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- One. Introduction -- PART ONE: THE ECONOMICS OF FREE TRADE -- Two. Free Trade and the Promise of Prosperity -- Three. The Dangers of Market Fundamentalism -- Four. Learning and the Risks of Specialization -- Five. The Dangers of Protestor Mentality -- Six. Free Trade and the Rise of Inequality -- PART TWO: THE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF FREE TRADE -- Seven. Trade Rules, the New Weapons of Corporate Warfare -- Eight. Morality, Genetically Modified Food, and Free Trade -- Nine. Free Trade and the Brain Drain -- Ten. Free Trade and the Arts -- Eleven. NAFTA and the Environment -- Twelve. The WTO and the Environment -- Thirteen. Conclusion -- Appendix. Summary of Recommendations -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
The Promise and Peril of International Trade is a lively, accessible book that explores how the trade system affects elements of critical importance to Canadian society, such as the environment, the economy, and the arts. Accessible to the general reader, The Promise and Peril of International Trade explores how international trade should and can be harnessed for social good, and that Canada's commitment to international institutions and agreements pertaining to trade, such as the WTO and NAFTA, should reflect this aim. The book examines trade-related social issues, such as genetically modified foods, immigration, environmental health, and national culture. Much of the book focuses on Canada, but not exclusively. It also addresses the impact of international trade on developing countries with small economies. Moving beyond the problems and challenges of current trade policy, the book contains constructive proposals for policymakers and the public. How should a country like Canada interact with the WTO? How should trade deals like the NAFTA be structured to do the most good, both for Canada and its trading partners? How well are we managing trade today? This book is designed to help answer these questions |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
International trade -- Social aspects
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs.
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Commercial policy
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International trade -- Social aspects
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Canada -- Commercial policy
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Canada
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781442602311 |
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1442602317 |
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