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for Trade Policy Studies Of course, most of the current free trade deals aren't perfect. Some economists argue that the deals are exclusionary and actually set up zones of preferred trade partners, not freer trade in general, defeating the purpose of trade liberalization. Whether that's true or not, the free trade subject as a whole is dealt with marvelously by the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies, a web site designed to promote "public understanding of the benefits of free trade and the costs of protectionism." And it does the job exceedingly well. Advocates of free trade will be at home at the web site thanks to its huge resources on the subject, past and current. As an example, the center is countering the protectionist sentiments over the so-called steel "crisis" with its side of the story. Along with that the center offers trade policy analysis, briefing papers on trade issues, speeches and testimony by free trade advocates, articles and audio and video recordings of policy forums on issues like trade relations, steel and trade with China (in Real Audio). The center even offers the opportunity for surfers to submit their own scholarly research on trade issues, links to both sides of the issue and an email list to keep you abreast of goings on at it and the Cato Institute itself. There are plenty of web sites out there that support liberal trade policies but few have the depth of resources that The Center for Trade Policy Studies has and the backing of a high quality think tank like the Cato Institute, a favourite among many on Capitol Hill. For those interested in exploring the pro-side of the free trade debate, there can't be too many places better than this to start. |
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