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International Fair Trade Agreements
 

Fair trade is a strategy to remove global trade barriers and ensure an equitable and open arrangement between producers, sellers, and consumers. International Fair Trade Agreements (IFTAs) are formal pacts between two or more nations that create better market access and profit for marginalized producers. All IFTAs contain principles that are aimed at improving life through higher wages, more humane working conditions, and development of new capabilities. While there is general agreement that IFTAs broaden trade relations, there are varying opinions on the level of economic benefit or improvement in living conditions for those regions or nations using IFTAs.
 

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Review the book excerpt, “Part I: Human rights as the bedrock of social justice.” Consider economic and political      influences on poverty.
• Review the International Trade Administration website (ITA) and the International Trade Administration article, “Free Trade  Agreements” for comprehensive information about Free Trade Agreements.
• Review the United States Department of Agriculture article, “Free Trade Agreements.” Pay attention to various types      of trade agreements and negotiations taking place internationally and regionally.
• Review the article, “NAFTA’s Economic Impact.” Take note of various perspectives on the impact of NAFTA. Consider these issues as they relate to other Foreign Trade Agreements.
• Use the Learning Resources and search the Internet for examples of IFTAs.
• Select one IFTA to use for this Discussion and consider how the IFTA has impacted poverty—both positively and negatively—in a given nation or region of the world.

With these thoughts in mind:
 

Post by Thursday 2-8-18 a 500-word description of the International Free Trade Agreement you selected. Explain at least two ways in which the IFTA has impacted poverty—both positively and negatively—in a given nation or region of the world.

Learning Resources

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Enter your MyWalden user name: (

patrick.boyd@waldenu.edu

) and password (3#icldyoB1A+) at the prompt. (if necessary)

Readings

· Book Excerpt: Wronka, J. M. (2008).

Part I: Human rights as the bedrock of social justice

. In Human rights and social justice: Social action and service for the helping and health professions (pp. 12–13). Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications.

· Article: Bardhan, P. (2003). Protests greet yet another WTO meeting. YaleGlobal Online. Retrieved from

http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/protests-greet-yet-another-wto-meeting

· Article: Giridharadas, A. (19 October 2006). Out of India, a “third wave of globalization” emerges. The International Herald Tribune. Retrieved from YaleGlobal Online at

http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/out-india-%E2%80%9Cthird-wave-globalization%E2%80%9D-emerges

· United Nations. (n.d.). Global Classrooms Model UN: Bridging the Education Gap and Creating Global Citizens. New York, NY: Retrieved from

http://www.unausa.org/global-classrooms-model-un/

· Article: Moran, T.H. (2008). The United Nations and transnational corporations: A review and a perspective. Retrieved from

http://unctad.org/en/docs/diaeiia200910a4_en

· Article: (n.d.). Global Classrooms Model UN: Bridging the Education Gap and Creating Global Citizens. New York, NY: Retrieved from
http://www.unausa.org/global-classrooms-model-un/

· Article: Norberg, J. (13 June 2003). The noble feat of Nike. The Spectator. Retrieved fromYale Global Online at

http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/noble-feat-nike

· Article: Teslik, L. H. (2009). Backgrounder: NAFTA’s economic impact. Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved from

http://www.cfr.org/economics/naftas-economic-impact/p15790

· Article: United Stated Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service. (n. d.). Free trade agreements. Retrieved August 2014, from

http://www.fas.usda.gov/topics/trade-policy/trade-agreements