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Delegates from governments and businesses across the Western Hemisphere are meeting in Miami in an effort to launch the world’s largest free trade bloc, the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Such efforts have been dogged in recent years by dissenting voices both inside and outside the meetings...
Proponents of the FTAA say the plan, which would remove barriers to trade and investment among all the countries of the hemisphere except Cuba, would promote economic growth, opportunities for employment, access to goods and services and ultimately greater prosperity to their 800 million citizens...
Those converging on the streets of Miami contend that the FTAA would in reality increase poverty rates, discard laws protecting the environment and public safety, and weaken democracy and local cultures. They add that the plan would shed U.S. jobs and hurt farmers...
...provided much of the funding for this study of the FTAA and the movement around...
Some students hope to move beyond the observer role. “We want to do as much as possible, not just as spectators, but also to participate, network and inform people about what the FTAA is doing,” said Toussaint G. Losier...