In recent months, trade agreements have moved from the arcane pages of academic journals to the front pages of newspapers, from university lecture halls to the presidential campaign trail. What are these agreements about? Why do governments sign them? Why do some candidates lambast them? Do they deserve the attention they have received?
What Trade Deals Are Good For
They don’t have as much impact as either critics or advocates believe.
May 24, 2016
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