For less developed countries, globalization offers access to foreign capital, global export markets, and advanced technology while breaking the monopoly of inefficient and protected domestic producers. Faster growth, in turn, promotes poverty reduction, democratization, and higher labor and environmental standards.
While globalization may confront government officials with more difficult choices, the result for their citizens is greater individual freedom. In this sense, globalization acts as a check on governmental power that makes it more difficult for governments to abuse the freedom and property of their citizens.
| Commentary |
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by Daniel Ikenson (November 23, 2007) | - American Workers Are 'Trading Up'
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by Daniel Ikenson (May 18, 2007) |
by Douglas A. Irwin (April 9, 2007) |
By Brink Lindsey (September 22, 2006) | - Globalization, Human Rights, and Democracy
By Daniel T. Griswold (February 28, 2006) | - Six Reasons to Kill Farm Subsidies and Trade Barriers
By Daniel Griswold, Stephen Slivinski, and Christopher Preble (February 1, 2006) | - Peace on earth? Try free trade among men
By Daniel Griswold (December 29, 2005) | - Growing Wealth Crowds Out Oppression
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by Dan Griswold (May 5, 2005) | - Fair Trade or Betrayed? CAFTA SI! Promise of stability and prosperity
by Dan Ikenson (April 3, 2005) | - Trade with China is win-win
by Daniel T. Griswold (October 20, 2004) | - Is Wal-Mart Good for America?
Brink Lindsey (October 7, 2004) |
by Daniel T. Griswold (August 29, 2004) | - President Bush Runs on a Pro-Trade Platform
by Daniel T. Griswold (August 25, 2004) | - 10 Truths About Trade: Hard Facts About Offshoring, Imports, and Jobs
by Brink Lindsey (July 1, 2004) | - Reagan Embraced Free Trade and Immigration
by Daniel T. Griswold (June 24, 2004) | - Outsource, Outsource, and Outsource Some More
by Daniel T. Griswold (May 3, 2004) | - The Best Way to Grow Future Democracies
by Daniel T. Griswold (February 15, 2004) | - After 10 Years, NAFTA Continues to Pay Dividends
by Daniel T. Griswold (January 8, 2004) |
by Daniel T. Griswold (September 15, 2003) |
by Daniel T. Griswold (August 18, 2003) | - Liberty Will Survive Hong Kong's New Laws
by Brink Lindsey (February 4, 2003) | - By Every Reasonable Measure, NAFTA Has Been a Success
by Daniel T. Griswold (December 27, 2002) | - U.S.-Singapore's FTA Packs a Quiet Punch
by Daniel Ikenson (December 13, 2002) | - Mixed Signals on Trade Barriers
by Brink Lindsey (July 30, 2002) | - Seven Moral Arguments for Free Trade
by Daniel Griswold (May 1, 2002) | - Seven Moral Arguments for Free Trade
by Daniel Griswold (May 1, 2002) | - U.S. Protectionism Imperils Free Trade Talks With Latins
by Brink Lindsey (March 22, 2002) | - Forum Follies, No news from Porto Alegre
by Aaron Lukas (March 1, 2002) |
by Brink Lindsey (March 1, 2002) |
by Thomas Larsson (January 15, 2002) | - Sugar Program Brings Bitter Taste to Holiday Season
by Daniel Griswold (January 7, 2002) | - Free Trade and Our National Security
by Brink Lindsey (December 5, 2001) | - Trade Authority Promotes America's Economy and Security
by Daniel T. Griswold (November 27, 2001) | - Labor and Environment Sanctions Would Poison Trade Talks
by Daniel T. Griswold (September 28, 2001) | - Continued Truck Ban a Roadblock to Trade
by Daniel Griswold (August 23, 2001) | - China's Accession to the WTO: A Winning Outcome for both China and the United States
By Mark Groombridge (July 24, 2001) | - House Vote Erects Roadblock to U.S.-Mexican Trade
by Daniel Griswold (July 10, 2001) | - How to Open Markets by Example
by Brink Lindsey (July 6, 2001) |
by Aaron Lukas (May 21, 2001) |
by Aaron Lukas (April 18, 2001) | - NAFTA Means Better Future for Mexicans
by Aaron Lukas (February 21, 2001) | - The Coming Trans-Atlantic Trade Tussle
by Daniel T. Griswold (December 13, 2000) | - Trade Winds (book review)
by Brink Lindsey (November 1, 2000) | - FAIR Ads Unfairly Blame Immigrants for Urban Sprawl
by Daniel T. Griswold (October 4, 2000) | - Sen. Hollings aims at Germany, Hits U.S.
by Daniel T. Griswold (September 11, 2000) | - The Blessings and Challenges of Globalization
by Daniel T. Griswold (September 1, 2000) | - Enroll Buchanan in Economics 101
by Daniel T. Griswold (August 24, 2000) | - Whatever Happened to "the Giant Sucking Sound"?
by Daniel T. Griswold (June 6, 2000) | - China: Constructive Partner or Emerging Threat?
by Ted Galen Carpenter and James A. Dorn (May 10, 2000) | - Globalphobia in the Streets -- Again
by Brink Lindsey (April 15, 2000) | - Kick Me, I'm for Free Trade
by Brink Lindsey (February 22, 2000) | - Bringing Economic Sanity to Agricultural Trade
by Daniel T. Griswold (December 2, 1999) | - WTO Bashers Would Slam The Door On The World's Poor
by Brink Lindsey (December 2, 1999) | - A new financial architecture for China
by James Dorn (September 21, 1999) | - Brussels Sins, Cheese Lovers Do Penance
by Aaron Lukas (August 2, 1999) | - China: Risky ... or Worthy WTO Bid?
by James Dorn (July 26, 1999) | - To Promote U.S.-China Trade, Repeal Jackson-Vanik
by James Dorn (July 14, 1999) | - Advancing Human Rights In China
by James Dorn (July 10, 1999) | - There Is No Steel 'Crisis'
by Daniel T. Griswold (March 15, 1999) | - Improving Human Rights In China
by James Dorn (February 8, 1999) |
by Brink Lindsey (February 1, 1999) | - Corporate America On the Dole
by Doug Bandow (February 1, 1999) | - Chile Takes a Bold Step Toward Freer Trade
by José Piñera and Aaron Lukas (January 15, 1999) | - China's Spontaneous Order
by James Dorn (January 7, 1999) | - Open U.S. Skies to Global Competition
by Kenneth J. Button (December 23, 1998) | - Little Need for Government In E-Commerce
by Aaron Lukas (November 23, 1998) | - A Better Strategy for Burma
by Aaron Lukas (November 16, 1998) | - A Global Intervention Crisis
by Daniel T. Griswold and Ian Vasquez (November 11, 1998) | - A New Global Financial Architecture?
by James A. Dorn (November 4, 1998) |
by Brink Lindsey (November 2, 1998) | - A Rotten Tomato Deal at Commerce
by Aaron Lukas (September 10, 1998) |
by Aaron Lukas (August 24, 1998) | - Revisiting the Revisionists
by Brink Lindsey and Aaron Lukas (August 20, 1998) |
by Aaron Lukas (July 21, 1998) | - Trading with the Hungry Bear
by Aaron Lukas (June 25, 1998) | - A Personal Overview of U.S. Trade Policy
by William A. Niskanen (June 24, 1998) | - Exporting Fair Play With a Global Investment Treaty
by Daniel T. Griswold (June 17, 1998) | - Japan's Weakness Is No Threat
by Brink Lindsey (May 29, 1998) | - End Semiconductor Industrial Policy
by Brink Lindsey (May 8, 1998) | - East Asia Ready to Remove Training Wheels
By Brink Lindsey (March 19, 1998) | - Wanted: Free-Market Internationalists
by Daniel T. Griswold (March 15, 1998) | - A Silver Lining in Cloud Over Asia?
by Brink Lindsey (March 12, 1998) | - Five Goals for U.S. Trade
by Brink Lindsey (March 11, 1998) | - Free Trade Empowers Americans to Better Their Lives
by Daniel T. Griswold (November 6, 1997) | - Protectionism with a Green Face and a Union Bug
by Daniel T. Griswold (October 14, 1997) |
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