Project: Free Trade, NAFTA, Protectionism
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Project: Free Trade, NAFTA, Protectionism
 
Economy & Society:  Putting Sociology to Work

There is an imporatn \debate concerning free trade or protectionism. 

One of the key elements in this debate is the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which reflects the philosophy of fair trade. 

The following web sites deal with the controversies surrounding NAFTA: 

Noam Chomsky Speaks Out on NAFTA:  http://www.zmag.org/chomsky/articles/9303-nation-nafta.html

Freedom to Trade: Refuting the New Protectionism? http://www.freetrade.org/pubs/freetotrade/freetrade.html

NAFTA and After: Lies, Damn Lies, and Trade Statistics: http://www.speakeasy.org/~peterc/nafta/stats.htm

After you have considered the contents of these sites, respond to the following questions: 

1.  Do you think that NAFTA works against American workers? Why or why not? 

2.  Imagine that you are a stockholder in major multinational corporations. How do you think you would feel about NAFTA? 

3.  What are your personal reactions to the NAFTA agreement? 

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