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Free traders : elites, democracy, and the rise of globalization /

In Free Traders, Malcolm Fairbrother argues that politicians' embrace of globalization was much less impacted by public preferences than the agendas of various firms and elites. Drawing on over one hundred interviews with decision-makers, and analyses of archival materials from United States, M...

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Main Author: Fairbrother, Malcolm (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Free trade > Government policy > United States > History.
Free trade > Government policy > Canada > History.
Free trade > Government policy > Mexico > History.
Globalization > History.
Libre-échange > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Libre-échange > Politique gouvernementale > Canada > Histoire.
Libre-échange > Politique gouvernementale > Mexique > Histoire.
Mondialisation > Histoire.
Free trade > Government policy
Globalization
Canada
Mexico
United States
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In Free Traders, Malcolm Fairbrother argues that politicians' embrace of globalization was much less impacted by public preferences than the agendas of various firms and elites. Drawing on over one hundred interviews with decision-makers, and analyses of archival materials from United States, Mexico, and Canada, Fairbrother uses both NAFTA and individual cases from each country to tell the story of how they negotiated and ratified agreements that substantially opened and integrated their economies
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190635480
0190635487
9780190635473
0190635479
9780190635497
0190635495