PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS VS. MULTILATERALISM: IN THE NEW TRUMP-WORLD, DOES CANADA FACE AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE?
International trade is often framed in starkly divergent terms: either countries choose multilateral trade agreements (MTAs) and advance the cause of global economic liberalization, or they choose preferred trade agreements (PTAs) and put the entire system at risk. Canada has a long track record...
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| description | International trade is often framed in starkly divergent terms: either countries
choose multilateral trade agreements (MTAs) and advance the cause of global
economic liberalization, or they choose preferred trade agreements (PTAs)
and put the entire system at risk. Canada has a long track record of pursuing
PTAs and with the Trump administration’s opposition to multilateralism, and
longstanding opposition in elements of the Republican and Democratic parties,
this trend will likely continue. The question is whether progress will come at the
expense of the global trade system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abf281df15a948619d1f72b2a265fc7f2022-12-21T21:19:44ZengUniversity of CalgaryThe School of Public Policy Publications2560-83122560-83202020-03-01122117PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS VS. MULTILATERALISM: IN THE NEW TRUMP-WORLD, DOES CANADA FACE AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE?Judit Fabian0The School of Public PolicyInternational trade is often framed in starkly divergent terms: either countries choose multilateral trade agreements (MTAs) and advance the cause of global economic liberalization, or they choose preferred trade agreements (PTAs) and put the entire system at risk. Canada has a long track record of pursuing PTAs and with the Trump administration’s opposition to multilateralism, and longstanding opposition in elements of the Republican and Democratic parties, this trend will likely continue. The question is whether progress will come at the expense of the global trade system.http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/sppp.v12i0.44142international trademultilateralismcanadausatrade agreements |
| spellingShingle | Judit Fabian PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS VS. MULTILATERALISM: IN THE NEW TRUMP-WORLD, DOES CANADA FACE AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE? The School of Public Policy Publications international trade multilateralism canada usa trade agreements |
| title | PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS VS. MULTILATERALISM: IN THE NEW TRUMP-WORLD, DOES CANADA FACE AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE? |
| title_full | PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS VS. MULTILATERALISM: IN THE NEW TRUMP-WORLD, DOES CANADA FACE AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE? |
| title_fullStr | PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS VS. MULTILATERALISM: IN THE NEW TRUMP-WORLD, DOES CANADA FACE AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE? |
| title_full_unstemmed | PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS VS. MULTILATERALISM: IN THE NEW TRUMP-WORLD, DOES CANADA FACE AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE? |
| title_short | PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS VS. MULTILATERALISM: IN THE NEW TRUMP-WORLD, DOES CANADA FACE AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE? |
| title_sort | preferential trade agreements vs multilateralism in the new trump world does canada face an impossible choice |
| topic | international trade multilateralism canada usa trade agreements |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/sppp.v12i0.44142 |
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