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The Benefits of Free Trade: A Guide For Policymakers The Heritage Foundation About Issues Research Events The Daily Signal Twitter Facebook YouTube Renew Membership Donate The Heritage Foundation Backgrounder #1391 on Trade, Economic Freedom August 25, 2000 August 25, 2000 | Backgrounder on Trade, Economic Freedom The

Background on Free Trade     Background on Free Trade International Trade Buzzwords NAFTA: refers to the North American Free Trade Agreement, which in 1994 established a free-trade zone between the US, Canada, and Mexico. NAFTA passed with some important compromises to protect the environment and labor

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Free trade is a policy followed by some international markets in which countries governments do not restrict imports from, or exports to, other countries. Free trade is exemplified by the European Economic Area and the North American Free Trade Agreement , which have established open market s. Most nations are today me