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Episode 87: NAFTA Winners and Losers

Episode 87: NAFTA Winners and Losers

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon


Episode 87: NAFTA Winners and Losers

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Jun 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Since the North American Free Trade Agreement, American processed foods have flooded the Mexican food market -- with dramatic effects on people’s health. Professor Alyshia Gálvez explains how Mexico became a dumping ground for America’s corn.   For More on This Topic: Read her OpEd in the Dallas Morning News, How NAFTA got Mexicans hooked on U.S. junk food, co-authored with Nicholas Freudenberg Check out the book she referenced, The Making of NAFTA: How the Deal Was Done by Maxwell A. Cameron and Brian W. Tomlin   Further Reading: Why Taming Corporation Promotion of Dangerous Consumer Products is Vital to Improving Public Health, Nicholas Freudenberg, City University of New York The Misleading Case for Unmanaged Global Free Trade, John A. Miller, Wheaton College Will International Trade Pacts Promote Shared Prosperity?, SSN Spotlight, February 2015
Released:
Jun 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network’s weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. Powerful research, intriguing perspectives -- and no jargon. Find show notes and plain-language research briefs on hundreds of topics at www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/nojargon.