TLC: vultures strike back

Authors

  • Eduardo Delgado Movimientos sociales en Ecuador

Keywords:

neoliberalism, globalization, capitalist logic, geopolitics

Abstract

This article conceives of free trade agreements as instruments aimed at weakening the state, opening markets, and reducing public expenditures. All of these outcomes are in turn informed by a logic which points towards deepening economic globalization and fostering neoliberal thinking. According to the author, contemporary free trade agreements are another feature of a US Strategy which seeks to respond to both the constitution of economic blocks such as the European Union and the slowdown of the WTO negotiations.

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Author Biography

Eduardo Delgado, Movimientos sociales en Ecuador

Dirigente de movimientos sociales en Ecuador.

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How to Cite

Delgado, E. (2016). TLC: vultures strike back. Comentario Internacional. Journal of the Andean Center of International Studies, (6), 74–83. Retrieved from https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/150

Issue

No. 6 (2006): Luces y sombras de la negociación del TLC

Section

Central Issue

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