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Question 8: Prosperity

What should Canada do to help make the benefits of globalization more widely shared within and among all countries?

 

 
 
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view Canada should immediately withdraw from NAFTA and the proposed FTAA. We should join with the majority of the world's nations to reform the WTO/IMF and World Bank so they serve the needs of all the nations on earth. 1867 2003-05-01 04:57:11
view I have yet to see "wonderful" benefits of globalization. Benefits for whom - other than multinational corporations. I agree with many of the cautions that Maude Barlow notes from her meetings around the globe.
The thing that scares me the most is another "MAI-like" situation may a		 1865 2003-05-01 04:56:58
view This is such a loaded question. One man's "benefits of globalization" are another's devastation and ruin.

The priority for free trade should be "fair" trade at fair prices. The pre-eminent laws and rules governing international institutions regulating international trade		 1864 2003-05-01 04:56:46
view Lowering tariff barriers and increasing foreign aid will be helpful, but economic development is a pretty tough problem. Krugman and Obstfeld suggest in "International Economics" that *high domestic savings rates* were a major factor in the "East Asian miracle". Free trade isn' russilwvong 2003-05-01 04:56:34
view Encourage imports from smaller and less fortunate countries, increase foreign aid in areas that produce sustainable development, especially human development.


Awad Loubani
Chairperson
Coalition of Canadian Arab Professional and Community Associations - National Capital Region		 1853 2003-05-01 00:28:29
view Nothing. There are a myriad of more pressing issues requiring financial and other resources. 1754 2003-05-01 00:28:14
view The present understanding of globalization by those who matter is a form of neo-colonialism, with multinational corporations (mostly US based) as imperial power and the rest of us as colonies. A positive, equitable form of globalization would be positive for areas such as Africa. Canada should str 1842 2003-04-30 21:29:13
view Canada should promote fair trade. Fair trade happens when there is a fair exchange value for value. The World Trade Organization in its negotiations for trade agreements results in rules that help large corporations at the expense of poor countries and poor people in general.

 1818 2003-04-30 18:35:48
view Question 8. *We applaud the government's removing tariff restrictions to imports from the 48 Least Developed Countries. We might consider further debt forgiveness.
*Our satellite industry could enhance communications for health care, education, and government aid and NGO projects.

We shoul		 HamiltonPGS 2003-04-30 17:59:48
view Again, by promoting free trade. 1798 2003-04-30 17:59:37
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