Here are few things to help you with your essay. You will not use all of them in your essay, but it should get you started. If you have a different support or refutation that is fine.
Remember it is a persuasive essay, so you have to pick a side and support it.
1. Do you think trade agreements such as NAFTA, APEC, and The EU are good for countries or do you think they hurt a country? How does trade affect employment? Use the information you have learned this semester to answer these questions. Make sure you are not just stating your opinion but also facts.
Pro's –
- Free trade agreements make it so prices are lower for goods and services
- More jobs are sent to less developed countries, which allows LDC’s to become more developed.
- People who lose their jobs to free trade usually end up getting better jobs later because of more training or more education.
- It allows for specialization
- Countries use comparative advantage which means that they are able to make goods and services most efficiently
Con's –
- Loss of jobs in the developed country
- Unsafe and poor working conditions for the workers in LDC’s
- LDC’s becoming too dependent on developed countries for employment
- Products are not made as safe in a LDC’s
- If there is a conflict between the countries involved in the free trade agreement it can lead to a loss of goods and services.
You will have a rough draft due on Tuesday next week
Remember it is a persuasive essay, so you have to pick a side and support it.
1. Do you think trade agreements such as NAFTA, APEC, and The EU are good for countries or do you think they hurt a country? How does trade affect employment? Use the information you have learned this semester to answer these questions. Make sure you are not just stating your opinion but also facts.
Pro's –
- Free trade agreements make it so prices are lower for goods and services
- More jobs are sent to less developed countries, which allows LDC’s to become more developed.
- People who lose their jobs to free trade usually end up getting better jobs later because of more training or more education.
- It allows for specialization
- Countries use comparative advantage which means that they are able to make goods and services most efficiently
Con's –
- Loss of jobs in the developed country
- Unsafe and poor working conditions for the workers in LDC’s
- LDC’s becoming too dependent on developed countries for employment
- Products are not made as safe in a LDC’s
- If there is a conflict between the countries involved in the free trade agreement it can lead to a loss of goods and services.
You will have a rough draft due on Tuesday next week