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August 1, 2012

Working on a Massive Free Trade Bloc

Vox EU, Vox EU

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Canada and Mexico have recently been invited to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This column argues that this is a big deal. It could produce a domino effect, beginning with the addition of Japan and Korea and leading to a model 21st century trade area encompassing over 700 million people with a combined GDP of some $26 trillion.

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TAGGED: global economy, Free Trade

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