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July/August 2002

Issue 242

features

  • The Gospel of Free Trade: The New Evangelists

    ARTHUR MACEWAN

    Today's industrialized nations used government regulartion of trade, not "free trade", to build their economies. Why shouldn't Third World countries get to do the same?

  • Silent Depression: Economic Growth and Prosperity Part Company

    JOHN MILLER

    Do traditional indicators of economic prosperity mean average Americans are doing well?

  • To Make a Tender Chicken: Poultry Workers Pay the Price

    BARBARA GOLDOFTAS

    Once you know about working conditions in a typical poultry processing plant, you may never eat chicken again.

  • Military Spending: Boon or Bane to the Economy? Two Views

    DAVID GOLD

    Fewer Jobs, Slower Growth: Military Spending Drains the Economy

    JAMES M. CYPHER

    A Prop, Not a Burden: The U.S. Economy Relies on Militarism

  • Book Excerpts

    THAD WILLIAMSON

    Who Wants to Be a Cheerleader for a Sweatshop?

    INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES

    Enron in the Third World

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