Probing the after-myth of Seattle: Canadian public opinion on international trade, 1980-2000

ID:	HARP-200
Title:	Probing the after-myth of Seattle: Canadian public opinion on international trade, 1980-2000
Source:	International Journal , v.56(2) Spr’01 pg 234-260
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Year:	2001
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Keywords:	Canada, globalization, trade, World Trade Organization (WTO), institutions, politics, civil and political rights, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank
Abstract:	In this article we want to probe one aspect of the post-Seattle mythology: do Canadians support active engagement in the economic institutions of global governance? The policy aspects of the question are pressing because of the possible perception, created by activists, that the public thinks globalization, its supposed agents in multinational firms, and their putative agents in the WTO, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank have gone too far. The Canadian trade agenda is heavy, with the prospect of new negotiations in the WTO, new regional negotiations, and further Team Canada missions. The Summit of the Americans in Quebec City in April 2001 attracted large protests and the promised aggressive response from security forces. How deep is the support among the Canadian public for present agreements, and how much support is there for new ones? Part of the answer to these questions can be found in public opinion data.
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