Free trade

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

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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

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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

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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.