{"product_id":"the-selling-of-free-trade-nafta-washington-and-the-subversion-of-american-democracy-paperback","title":"The Selling of \"Free Trade\": NAFTA, Washington, and the Subversion of American Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn R. MacArthur\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Selling of \"Free Trade\"\u003c\/i\u003e shows how Washington works to accomplish political or economic goals, even when confronted with widespread popular opposition. John R. MacArthur chronicles the brutal and expensive campaign in 1993 that led to passage of the poorly understood, highly controversial law creating the North American Free Trade Agreement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf there is spin, there is counterspin: \u003ci\u003eThe Selling of 'Free Trade'\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating unraveling of yet another Bill Clinton con job. MacArthur tells the NAFTA story in the voices of those who did the spinning and those who suffered from it. It doesn't get much better.--Seymour M. Hersh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping and fresh analysis of the corporate construction of an onrushing NAFTA and the human damage in its wake. MacArthur demonstrates what happens when an underdeveloped democracy is confronted by an overdeveloped corporation-governmental oligarchy.--Ralph Nader, consumer advocate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf there is spin, there is counterspin: \u003ci\u003eThe Selling of 'Free Trade'\u003c\/i\u003e is a devastating unraveling of yet another Bill Clinton con job. MacArthur tells the NAFTA story in the voices of those who did the spinning and those who suffered from it. It doesn't get much better.--Seymour M. Hersh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gripping and fresh analysis of the corporate construction of an onrushing NAFTA and the human damage in its wake. MacArthur demonstrates what happens when an underdeveloped democracy is confronted by an overdeveloped corporation-governmental oligarchy.\"--Ralph Nader, consumer advocate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn R. MacArthur, \u003c\/b\u003e publisher of \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e is an award-winning journalist and author of \u003ci\u003eSecond Front: Censorship and Propaganda in the Gulf War\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1993).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 412\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.24 x 5.88 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45424659923046,"sku":"9780520231788","price":29.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/b2lhMmdGNWFkajAzdVFZWTNqaldvZz09.webp?v=1775602201","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-selling-of-free-trade-nafta-washington-and-the-subversion-of-american-democracy-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}