Linking Commerce to Geopolitics: The Candidates' Views on Gl

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Channel: Knowledge at Wharton · 2008 · Education

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With global financial markets in turmoil, trade will most likely be an urgent concern for the next president.  As part of Knowledge@Wharton's ongoing coverage of the upcoming November election, we examine the candidates' views on trade issues. So far, both Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama have tended to follow predictable party lines: McCain is a supporter of free trade and would back additional multilateral trade pacts, while Obama urges a reexamination of trade agreements and their effect on the environment and U.S. workers.
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