... The research used annual series data from 1991 to 2021 and employed inferential, simulation, and descriptive analyses. The two-stage least squares (2SLS) of 19 simultaneous equations were used to estimate parameters. Findings The results indicate that free trade policies and restrictions have influenced...

...Jayatilleke S. Bandara; Wusheng Yu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to answer the question: does a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) lead to an improvement in the security of a member country and greater peace between two member countries in the developing world? Design/methodology...

... of competition (Steger, 2002), i.e. free trade (Martinez and Garcia, 2000), which from the perspective of capitalist sector (Tomas Carpi, 1997) or capitalist pole (Nyssens, 1997) means no government‐imposed restrictions. In addition, neoliberalism can be typified with terms, such as deregulation, privatisation...

... trade leads to improvements in environmental quality. According to the “environmental uznets curve” (EKC) hypothesis there would initially be some environmental degradation, but as income rises through free trade, demand for higher environmental quality would lead to improvements in the quality...

... of the process of trade and economic development. He pointed out that while trade and free movement of labor may exert some pressure towards convergence of wages and income, there are other dynamic processes that can thwart the equilibrating effects of free trade in resources and goods. The notion that free...

...Udo E. Simonis Economic growth Free trade Environmental impact Crisis Ecology Sustainable development Regarding the free trade paradigm, Ayres also finds strong words. The benefits of free trade are appropriated by a few; across the globe environmental limits are being reached...

.../sustainability issues and who has reservations about carte blanche acceptance of the free trade position is Herman Daly who until recently was with the World Bank. His major contribution on the issue was published in 1989 (with Cobb in For the Common Good) and before he joined the World Bank. He...

... anywhere in his writings, and he disparaged Christianity as a “whining” doctrine that advocated resignation and withdrawal from the world: © MCB UP Limited 1997 Free trade History Individual behaviour Moral responsibility Values 1 Joseph Cropsey (1957) deplored Smith’s intention...

... of the argument are the British advocates of free trade, concocting subtle arguments to neutralize the boisterous aspirations of insubordinate colonies (and former colonies) yearning for independence; on the other, the standard‐bearers of Economic Nationalism, responding fiercely to the incessant firing...