Pennslyvania is a case for fair trade - not free trade.

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[ THIS PIECE ORIGINALLY APPEARED IN NYTIMES.COM BLOG ON APRIL 15, 2008. ]

Pennsylvania stagnation: Is NAFTA the culprit?

By Robert E. Scott

The Democratic presidential primary in Pennsylvania has drawn attention to troubles in the state’s manufacturing sector and to the role played by the North American Free Trade Agreement specifically and by global trade generally. Despite isolated success stories, Pennsylvania manufacturing has experienced job loss and stagnation for over a decade. Not everything that has gone wrong with the Pennsylvania economy is due to trade, but the worries of workers in the state (and throughout the country) about what globalization means for their living standards are well-founded.

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