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The new protectionism : protecting the future against free trade / Tim Lang and Colin Hines.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : New Press, c1993.Description: xi, 186 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1565841352
  • 9781565841352
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 382/.73
LOC classification:
  • HF 1713 L271n 1993
Contents:
Foreword / Jim Hightower pt. 1. Confronting the Myth. 1. The Challenge. 2. Reality and Myths of the Free Trade Package pt. 2. The Powers Behind the Free Trade Package. 3. Transnational Corporations. 4. The Superblocs. 5. GATT A Charter for the Powerful pt. 3. The Effects of the Free Trade Package. 6. On the Environment. 7. On Work. 8. On Money Flows and Social Costs. 9. On Regulations and Standards. 10. On Citizens and Democracy pt. 4. Protecting the Future. 11. Trading Alternatives. 12. The New Protectionism. 13. Paying for the Transition. 14. Seven Misconceptions
Summary: Discusses the deleterious effects of free trade on employment, the environment and equity. Proposes a new protectionism which emphasizes sustainable local and regional economies
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HF 1713 L271n 1993 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000069658

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-179) and index.

Foreword / Jim Hightower
pt. 1. Confronting the Myth. 1. The Challenge. 2. Reality and Myths of the Free Trade Package
pt. 2. The Powers Behind the Free Trade Package. 3. Transnational Corporations. 4. The Superblocs. 5. GATT
A Charter for the Powerful
pt. 3. The Effects of the Free Trade Package. 6. On the Environment. 7. On Work. 8. On Money Flows and Social Costs. 9. On Regulations and Standards. 10. On Citizens and Democracy
pt. 4. Protecting the Future. 11. Trading Alternatives. 12. The New Protectionism. 13. Paying for the Transition. 14. Seven Misconceptions

Discusses the deleterious effects of free trade on employment, the environment and equity. Proposes a new protectionism which emphasizes sustainable local and regional economies

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