Case Against Free Trade : Gatt, NAFTA and the Globalization of Corporate Power: Case Against Free Trade

by NADER, RALPHBROWN, JERRY

• ISBN13: 9781556431692
• ISBN10: 1556431694
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 1993-09-22
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Summary

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

Introducton: Free Trade and the Decline of Democracy	p. 1
Megatechnology, Trade, and the New World Order	p. 13
Hidden Dangers of GATT and NAFTA	p. 23
Free Trade Is Not Free	p. 65
Happily Never NAFTA: There's No Such Thing As a Free Trade	p. 70
Another NAFTA: What a Good Trade Agreement Should Offer	p. 78
Blind Faith and Free Trade	p. 92
Free Trade and the Third World	p. 97
Biodiversity and Intellectual Property Rights	p. 108
From Adjustment to Sustainable Development: The Obstacle of Free Trade	p. 121
Dolphins and GATT	p. 133
Free Trade: The Great Destroyer	p. 139
A Bad Big idea	p. 158
Agricultural Trade Liberalization: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture	p. 163
The Global Marketplace: A Closet Dictator	p. 195
Appendix	p. 219
Contributors	p. 229
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