Navigating the Free Trade–Fair Trade Fault-Lines
Michael J. Trebilcock, "Navigating the Free Trade–Fair Trade Fault-Lines"
English | ISBN: 1800882351 | 2021 | 160 pages | PDF | 527 KB
English | ISBN: 1800882351 | 2021 | 160 pages | PDF | 527 KB
Is Free Trade desirable? Does it primarily benefit the wealthy? And what are its impacts on individual autonomy and human dignity?
These are some of the fundamental questions that acclaimed trade law expert, Michael Trebilcock, sets out to answer in this pithy and insightful journey through the past, present and future of international trade agreements and trade policy.
Exploring both the historical and contemporary conflicts and controversies surrounding the free trade vs fair trade debate, from the perspective of both developed and developing countries, the book illuminates the nuances of such issues as trade deficits, currency, subsidies, intellectual property rights, health and safety and environmental standards and competition policy.
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