In ten pages this paper examines the North American Free Trade Agreement in terms of the unequal trade distribution in an argument that supports freer global trade. Six sources are cited in the bibliography.
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opposed to the ideology of capitalism are fully cognizant of the benefits of free - or at least freer - trade. Those developing nations that have embraced freer trade
throughout the latter part of the 20th century are far more prosperous now than are those nations with which they originally were equal but chose to retain protectionist, isolationist policies.
Those developing nations that have been successful also have seen the standard of living for their people increase dramatically over the past few decades.
The success of nations such as Singapore and the larger, general trend toward globalization have combined to result in a variety of regional and international trade alliances.
These alliances - ASEAN in Southeast Asia, MERCOSUR in South America, NAFTA in the Western Hemisphere and others - generally have worked to the benefit of their members. At
the same time, opportunities available only through these alliances have not enjoyed equal distribution of the opportunity associated with them. The Example
of Singapore Singapores economic status in the 1960s was similar to that of Nepals in the 1960s. The difference between them now
is that Singapore is a mature economy and Nepals economic condition is worse now than it was 35 years ago. The only other difference is that Singapore set out
to make systemic and systematic changes in its economy and its historical bent toward isolationism while Nepal did not. In 2002, there are still areas of Nepal that are
not open to foreign visitors. The government has thoughtfully advanced the economic standing of the country and therefore the countrys people with each