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Title:

Free trade / Mitchell Young, book editor.

Publisher:

Greenhaven Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

261 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Free trade--Juvenile literature.
Free trade--United States--Juvenile literature.
Free trade--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature.
Commercial policy--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Young, Mitchell.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Periodical bibliography -- Introduction -- 6. The Does free trade help the American economy? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Policy elites are beginning to doubt benefits of free trade / Jeremy Weber -- 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 --
and Index. Chapter preface -- 1. Free trade can lead to both economic growth and environmental improvement / Julien Bornon -- Periodical bibliography -- 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.

Series:

Opposing viewpoints series

ISBN:

0737740019 (pbk.)
9780737740011 (pbk.)
0737740000 (hardcover)
9780737740004 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2008026060

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

URAX314 -- Clarke University - Nicholas J. Schrup Library (Dubuque)

EBPE325 -- Estherville Public Library (Estherville)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)