There has been much opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). For a sampling of arguments against this proposed pact, visit www.globalexchange.org, www.citizenstrade.

org, and www.citizen.org. Also visit the U.S. government site promoting the TPP at http://ustr.gov/tpp or obtain information on the proposed pact from globalEDGE™. Based on your reading of this chapter, evaluate the arguments against the TPP. Do you agree with arguments the critics make? Why or why not? Would the proposed TPP harm special interest groups? Would it be a boon international trade?

Justify your answers.

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