The Social Construction of Free Trade: The European Union, NAFTA, and Mercosur

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This book offers a compelling new interpretation of the proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs) on the end of the twentieth century. Challenging the widespread assumption that RTAs will have to be seen as fundamentally identical economic initiatives to pursue free trade, Francesco Duina proposes that the world is reorganizing itself into regions which can be highly distinctive and enduring. With evidence from Europe, North The usa, and South The usa, he challenges our working out of globalization, the nature of markets, and the spread of neoliberalism.

The pursuit of free trade is a profoundly social process and, as such, a unique endeavor wherever it takes place. In an unprecedented comparative analysis, the book offers striking evidence of differences within the legal architectures erected to standardize the worldview of market participants and the reaction of key societal organizations–interest groups, businesses, and national administrations–to a broader marketplace. The creator gives special attention to developments in three key areas of economic life: women within the administrative center, the dairy industry, and labor rights. With its bold and original approach and its impressive range of data, The Social Construction of Free Trade represents an immense advance within the growing fields of economic sociology and comparative regional integration.

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