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Pride And Prejudice In U.S. Trade, Lan Cao
Pride And Prejudice In U.S. Trade, Lan Cao
Lan Cao
Trade has become a highly contentious issue in the United States, as major Presidential candidates line up to denounce trade as “fraudulent” and “disastrous for the American worker.” Populism from both the left and tfhe right has played into nativist fears of openness, including fears of open economies and free trade. Trade is equated with job loss and trade deficit, caused by foreigners who cheat and don’t play fair. Much of the corrosive anti-trade rhetoric has taken on nationalist overtones and is regularly targeted against China and Mexico and other countries that make up the non-white global poor. The United …