Mark S. Manger
On his book Investing in Protection: The Politics of Preferential Trade Agreements between North and South
Cover Interview of February 15, 2010
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Editor’s note
Originally, this interview ran on the Rorotoko cover page under the headline
“Preferential trade agreements erode the political support for broader, non-discriminatory free trade.”
We highlighted two quotes.
On the first page:
“North-South agreements are much less about exports and much more about foreign investment.”
On the second:
“North-South PTAs create a competitive dynamic that draws in ever more countries into the trend toward discriminatory trade.”