Understanding Trade: Beyond Tariffs and Goods
The modern landscape of trade extends beyond tangible goods to complex legal frameworks governing cross-border interactions. Free Trade Agreements act as regulatory blueprints, influencing economies and societies globally. Power now resides in the hands of those defining standards and compliance, shaping how trade affects growth, migration, and inclusion.https://chandrasekarsn.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/understanding-trade-beyond-tariffs-and-goods/
"So much so, that writing in the Financial Times (July 21, 2006), the then EU Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson, clearly stated that developing countries say that they are prepared to import more US farm goods but not US farm subsidies. "
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/the-hypocrisy-of-us-farm-trade-demands/
Kieran McAnulty’s great speech in the House on farmers, the #ETS (Emissions Trading Scheme) and politicising this important issue for #NewZealand. Also hilarious reckons on Simeon Brown's qualification to comment on NZ agriculture.
Blame Capitalism: for using investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) to elevate the rights of corporations over those of sovereign governments and local people, negating local laws and conservation efforts.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/31/how-a-us-mining-firm-sued-mexico-for-billions-for-trying-to-protect-its-own-seabed
#capitalism #neoliberalism #classwar #economics #bosses #workers #humanrights #environment #war #BlameCapitalism #freetradeagreements #isds
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Blame capitalism