Seven reasons that justify a democratic consultation on the FTA

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Alberto Acosta

Abstract

Given that the Free trade agreement encompasses more than trade-related issues, this article poses the need of fostering a wide, participatory debate which could lead to a popular consultation. Considering the eventual consequences of the free trade agreement for the Andean countries, the author pro-poses that the whole society must decide whether the US-Andean Free Trade Agreement should or should not be signed.

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Alberto Acosta, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar-Sede EcuadorInstituto latinoamericano de Investigaciones Sociales-lIdis

Economista. profesor de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Sede Ecuador; investigador del Instituto latinoamericano de Investigaciones Sociales-lIdis.

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Acosta, Alberto. 2016. “ Seven Reasons That Justify a Democratic Consultation on the FTA”. Comentario Internacional: Journal of the Andean Center of International Studies, no. 6 (May): 209-12. https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/158.