The Case Against Free Trade: GATT, NAFTA and the Globalization of Corporate Power An Earth Island Press Book

by Jerry Brown (Contributor)

This book examines the notion of "free trade" and the issues raised by adopting the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Essays by Ralph Nader, Jerry Brown, William Greider, Margaret Atwood, Mark Ritchie, Wendell Berry, Pat Choate, and others.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Politics

240 pages, Paperback

First published September 22, 1993

Reviews

[Bracey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short concise essays on the failure of globalization and unchecked free trade and that coming from a variety of sources, from both the left and right view of the political spectrum. For those interested in understanding why we need nationalistic economic policies, this is where you begin.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This collection of essays from the early 1990s is an interesting warning against what has become a challenging problem. Most of the essays hedge on the too-polemical side, though they do seem to have gotten their case right. The reality of international trade is that these laws have eroded national sovereignty and made civic participation a non-issue in the face of multinational corporations and trade agreements.

That this is dated, though still meaningful, makes me pine for a more current take on these global trade issues.

[Arianna Cisneros · Rating 4 out of 5]

absolutely harrowing to endure the complexities of free trade & its implications worldwide. fuck capitalism & the united states

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good summary of the issues of "free trade," its associated rhetoric and the projected issues as the policies expand. A little repetitive, but I am interested in an updated version with the authors' takes on what has since occurred.

Borrowed from the Root Mass Farm book share at Headhouse Square Farmer's Market