The term "free trade" has as many definitions as there are interpreters. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) calls it an opportunity to gain access to markets worldwide for U.S. goods and services and to generate more quality and choice for the consumer. State and local governments are intimately involved in economic development and benefit from foreign markets. Some elected officials, however, are concerned that the free trade agreements, as currently drafted, fail to ...
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