| Description |
261 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Does free trade help the American economy? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Policy elites are beginning to doubt benefits of free trade / Robert A. Senser -- 2. Free trade has led to more and better jobs in America / Russell Roberts -- 3. Free trade is killing American industry / Patrick J. Buchanan -- 4. Free trade helps working Americans / Douglas Irwin -- 5. A free trade-oriented elite is betraying American workers / Sherrod Brown -- Periodicaql bibliography -- ch. 2. Does free trade help the developing world? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Free trade has reduced poverty in the developing world / Jagdish Bhagwati -- 2. Free trade has hurt some economies in the developing world / Gordon Lafer -- 3. Trade barriers hurt American consumers and developing-world farmers / Daniel Griswold, Stephen Slivinski, and Christopher Preble -- 4. NAFTA has hurt Mexico's farmers and workers / Timothy A. Wise -- 5. Fair-trade policies can help developing nations / Martin Vander Weyer -- 6. The benefits of fair-trade policies are often illusory / Jeremy Weber -- Periodical bibliography -- |
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ch. 3. How does free trade affect labor and the environment? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Free trade can lead to both economic growth and environmental improvement / B. Delworth Gardner -- 2. Free trade may lead to more environmental harm than economic growth / Kevin P. Gallagher -- 3. Protectionist measures can masquerade as environmental concerns / Shahrukh Rafi Khan -- 4. Free trade improves labor conditions / Robert J. Flanagan -- 5. Free-trade policies can also protect human rights and the environment / Sarah Anderson and John Cavanagh -- 6. Global trade is impoverishing both U.S. and developing-world workers / Jim Goodman -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 4. What trade policies and practices are most beneficial? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Offshore outsourcing benefits the U.S. economy / Daniel W. Drezner -- 2. Offshore outsourcing hurts the economies of developed countries / John Cassidy -- 3. Offshoring of white-collar jobs is shifting the global balance of power / Ashutosh Sheshabalaya -- 4. Protecting intellectual property rights encourages trade and investment / Daniel J. Gervais -- 5. Tying free trade to intellectual property rights may hinder development / Graham Dutfield -- 6. Free trade promotes cultural diversity worldwide / Radley Balko -- 7. Cultural protectionism can create diversity / Jacques Delacroix and Julien Bornon -- Periodical bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography of books -- Index. |
| Subject |
Free trade -- Juvenile literature.
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Free trade -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Free trade -- Environmental aspects -- Juvenile literature.
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Commercial policy -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Young, Mitchell.
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| ISBN |
9780737740004 hardcover |
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0737740000 hardcover |
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9780737740011 paperback |
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0737740019 paperback |
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