+1 862 207 3288 The United States, together with 11 other Pacific Rim Nations, has reached an agreement on what
would be the largest trade deal in history: the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The agreement would
include two fifths of the global economy. President Obama has claimed “we (the US) should be writing
those rules, opening markets to American products while setting high standards for protecting workers
and preserving our environment.” Nonetheless, the TPP faces great opposition, both within and outside
the United States, from academics, environmentalists and workers alike. Use concepts of the course to
make an argument about the factors that may be influencing both the creation of this trade agreement
and the opposition that it has generated.
Some questions to think about: What role might the long histories of colonialism and imperialism play in
the way Regional Trade Agreements like the TPP are made? Does TPP tend to reproduce these historical
structures of world trade? What impact is the agreement likely to have on globalization and inequality?
What is at stake for the different actors (e.g. multinational corporations, developed and developing
nations, their workers and civil societies)?
Some possible resources:
Trans-Pacific Partnership is reached, but faces scrutiny in Congress:
Joseph Stiglitz: In 2016, let’s hope for better trade agreements – and the death of TPP
http://gu.com/p/4fktp/sbl
Chilean social groups to protest Montsanto, Anti-Democratic TPP: http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/ChileanSocial-Groups-to-Protest-Monsanto-Anti-Democratic-TPP-20160121-0032.html
Directions:
Use concepts from the assigned readings and course lectures to respond to the prompt. We are not
asking you to summarize the readings or answer the questions above. We are not asking for your
unsupported opinions. We are asking you to make your own coherent and well supported argument
about the topic. Cite specific concepts, short quotes and examples from the assigned readings as
evidence to support your own argument.
Your paper should be 1000-1200 words or about 3-4 pages. Please pay careful attention to spelling,
grammar and punctuation. Remember that citations are required for both paraphrasing and direct
quotes from either the text or lecture. Feel free to cite other books and articles as needed. Include a full
list of works cited at the back.
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