Pro-Free-Trade Views

The following are various writings that are broadly "pro-free-trade," in the sense of being in favor of various aspects of international economic integration. For other views, return to the ACIT home page.

• Bhagwati, Jagdish and T.N. Srinivasan, "Trade and Poverty in the Poor Countries", December 2001.
• Back to School poster, 2001.
• Bhagwati, Jagdish, "Break the Link Between Trade and Labour" Financial Times, August 29, 2001.
• Friedman, Thomas L., "Protesting for Whom?" New York Times, April 24, 2001.
• Drezner, Daniel W., "Bottom Feeders," Foreign Policy, Nov/Dec 2000.
• Kristof, Nicholas D. and Sheryl Wudunn, "Two Cheers for Sweatshops," NY Times Magazine, September 24, 2000.
• Barkey, Michael B. "Globalization, Social Justice and the Plight of the Poor," Commentary, The Acton Institute, August 2000.
• Lim, Linda, "My factory visits in Southeast Asia and UM code and monitoring," memo, september 6, 2000.
• Knight, Philip, "A Forum for Improving Globalisation," Financial Times, August 1, 2000.
• Friedman, Thomas, "Knight Is Right," New York Times, June 20, 2000.
• Lim, Linda, "Summary of Sweatshop Discussion," from Global Summer Business Institute, University of Michigan Business School, May 2000.
• "Assessing Globalization," World Bank Briefing Papers, April, 2000. (Includes "What Is Globalization?" "Does More International Trade Openness Increase World Poverty?" "Does More International Trade Openness Worsen Inequality?" "Is Globalization Causing A 'Race To The Bottom' In Environmental Standards?")
• "Globalization: Threat or Opportunity?" IMF Issues Brief, April 12, 2000.
• Ben David, Nordstrom, and Winters, "Trade, Income Disparity and Poverty" WTO Special Studies No. 5, March, 2000.


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