Trade Wars - Revenge of the Myth: Deals for Trade Votes Gone Bad
Contributing Organization(s): Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
Author(s)/Creator(s): Todd Tucker; Brandon Wu; Alyssa Prorok
Publishing Date: 2005-06-01
Issue Areas: Economic Development; Employment and Labor
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As the Bush administration steps up efforts to obtain congressional approval for a the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) NAFTA expansion, Public Citizen released a new report documenting the fate of promises made to members of Congress since 1992 in exchange for their support of controversial trade agreements. The report, "Trade Wars -- Revenge of the Myth: When Trade Vote Deals Go Bad" reveals that of the more than 90 promises made to win trade votes since NAFTA, just 16 were kept.
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