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The Human Costs Of Nafta, Melvin Burke
The Human Costs Of Nafta, Melvin Burke
School of Economics Faculty Scholarship
The proposed North American Free Trade Agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico is the logical and perhaps inevitable extension of the 1989 Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada. Both agreements are controversial, and massive public opposition exists in all three countries—for good reasons, as we shall see. The citizens of these three nations have never been provided with a credible explanation of the need for NAFTA. Contrary to the proclamations of NAFTA's proponents, there are no guarantees that the supposed benefits ofthe free trade agreement will be realized, nor is it clear who will gain …
The Stabilization Programs Of The International Monetary Fund: The Case Of Bolivia, Melvin Burke
The Stabilization Programs Of The International Monetary Fund: The Case Of Bolivia, Melvin Burke
School of Economics Faculty Scholarship
The ubiquitous, much studied but little understood, stabilization programs of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) exist today throughout the so-called Third World. The IMF's stated objective is to facilitate the expansion of international trade as a step toward the promotion and maintenance of high levels of employment and real income and the development of the productive resources of all members. It employs vast financial resources and political power to promote the free flow of international trade and finance.
From National Populism To National Corporatism: The Case Of Bolivia (1952-1970), Melvin Burke, James M. Malloy
From National Populism To National Corporatism: The Case Of Bolivia (1952-1970), Melvin Burke, James M. Malloy
School of Economics Faculty Scholarship
Analyzes the experience of Bolivia with an experiment in a populist resolution of its socioeconomic problems from 1952 to 1970. Objectives of national populist ideology; Factors that lead to the failure of Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucionario in Bolivia to achieve its revolutionary goals: Resurgence of private sector in mining and petroleum.