As the world struggles during this economic crisis, countries have looked to protect their own industries, beleiving that, at least in the short term, this is a justifiable economic policy.
However, in the long term, most countries still agree that free trade is the way forward. Click on the links below to access a number of free trade agreements being discussed this week. This will aid with application and context.
UK and South Korea
USA and South Korea
Canada and Japan
Question for discussion: Consider the macroeconomic consequences of such deals and use this to contrast against the reasons for, and consequences of protectionist strategies. (Basically, this just means what are the advantages and disadvantages of protectionism)
No comments:
Post a Comment