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Don't all parties of free trade agreements actually agree to the agreement? Isn't that why it's called an agreement? Are there any examples of non-state parties
by daveguy 9y ago
Don't all parties of free trade agreements actually agree to the agreement? Isn't that why it's called an agreement? Are there any examples of non-state parties making this decision elsewhere and enforcing it everywhere?
- brudgers 9y agoLocally, a community can decide to remove tariffs and export duties irrespective of reciprocity. The only agreement required is within the community. As for non-state parties, perhaps in part that depends on how one does or does not view organizations like the WTO (World Trade Organization) and is not a question I find very interesting to discuss on the internet as there is merit in both opinions and the basis for holding one or the other is typically externally rooted. I suppose it also might depend on one's view regarding the political legitimacy of anarchy and the economic legitimacy of black markets and similar points of order and those are also not questions I find particularly interesting to discuss on the internet for similar reasons. Though I suppose participation and non-participation in black markets might be a minimal viable example of free trade as local and limited decision.
- emodendroket 9y agoI think from its inception the concept of "free trade" has been a bit woolly and subject to change based on the interests of whomever was arguing for it.