by Eduardo Gudynas – Negotiations toward the creation of a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) are currently under extreme pressure. There are diverse ideas about the very nature of the hemispheric continental accord; some talk of a strong FTAA, and others of an FTAA light. At times, it seems like a contest for kitchen recipes, far from the profound consequences of a proposal that, although presented as a trade agreement, in reality goes much broader and deeper.

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