Trade pacts
Progress, of a sort
Coupling trade with worker aid
Jun 30th 2011 | WASHINGTON, DC
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Of course trade agreements are bad because they restrict competition and cater to special interests. If a country really wanted free trade, that country would unilaterly remove all tarriffs and trade restrictions.
(The author of this comment has a weblog on economics at https://economics102.wordpress.com/)