Analysis of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Heilimo, Marika (2010)
Heilimo, Marika
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2010
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2010082112722
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2010082112722
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The recent global financial crisis has been the source of change in trade policies around the world with some governments, such as Washington, adopting protectionist policies, while others, such as Canada and the European Union seeking growth through increased trade facilitated by bilateral free trade agreements. If successful, the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which is currently under negotiation, will be one of the most encompassing and comprehensive free trade agreements in the world. This dissertation examines the contextual framework in which the CETA is being negotiated by looking at the current political and economic environments of Canada and the EU, their trade patterns with third parties and their trade with one another. It considers arguments for and against free trade agreements using different theoretical perspectives and viewpoints of economists. It discusses the type and scope of the proposed agreement as well as the benefits obtained and the criticisms that exist. Conducted from a Canadian perspective, the aim of this dissertation is to fully analyze the trade agreement and determine its potential benefits and its weaknesses in order to arrive at a conclusion about whether negotiations should remain ongoing or if they should be stopped.