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Post by llVoXll on Jan 8, 2008 14:51:58 GMT -6
Any comments  Will it benefit both? Some say it will benefit the USA more but others say it will benefit Peru much more. Do you think the trade would bring strikes in Peru and chaos of the cheapest markets and bamba (pirate/copied) products? |
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Post by Zach on Jan 8, 2008 20:30:46 GMT -6
No, I'm happy that this trade agreement took place! It will definately help Peru's economy (I hope), and help us as well. I don't know enough about it to say much, but when I was in Peru, my host-father was happy that it was finnally happening!
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Post by ViCtoria* on Jan 9, 2008 10:02:28 GMT -6
Hmm I think this free trade agreement could be expanded to free trade agreements between third world countries full of natural resources (maybe excluding petrol!) and the US. In Peru, we have always said we have a vast amount of fauna and flora, opportunities of success with these, but we never take advantage of them. What I understand overall about the free trade agreement is that it will help us industrialise the areas in the coast, but the rural areas (which are the largest and less invested on here) will continue as they are now: poor. It will indeed help Peru's economy on the large scale, but I think most of our population will continue in poverty  . Hope the government does something to maintain an equilibrium! |
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Post by Zach on Jan 9, 2008 17:07:26 GMT -6
Well said! Here's a karma for you!  |
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Post by kingorseolo on Jan 9, 2008 18:55:20 GMT -6
This free trade agreement will have the same effect of every free trade agreement before it. The wealthy of both countrie's will get wealthier, and the elites of both nations will find a way to get what it is they want cheaper and cheaper. Keep Peru out of America! Keep America out of Peru! American hegemony (Or Empire if you wanna call it that) might be good for us now, but I dunno if it will last  |
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Post by ViCtoria* on Mar 4, 2009 12:43:45 GMT -6
I get a similar sensation when thinking about wealthy countries intruding in other countries' economies: they'll simply get wealthier while the poor lose.
After thinking it through, though, it is not always like that. I can't think of another way of defending this point of view but to say: would we rather make a pact with this rich country or become overly nationalistic and shut our doors?
We are living in the XXI century: we can't close ourselves to new opportunities, as risky as they may be. At least in my perspective, nationalism and autarchy are not plausible solutions anymore.
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. Hope the government does something to maintain an equilibrium!
