Le Congrès américain doit approuver un traité de libre-échange avec les pays d'Amérique Centrale et la République Dominicaine. Les lobbys protectionnistes de Washington feront-ils capoter le projet?
"The strongest lobby against CAFTA is domestic sugar - from Florida cane growers to Montana sugar beet farmers - which enjoys a protectionist wall that keeps the price of sugar at home double that of the world price. CAFTA would only increase sugar imports by some one percent, but the precedent has that lobby out in full force."
Or, c'est bien connu, le protectionnisme a toujours été un fauteur de trouble:
"Protectionism has been shown to hinder overall job growth while free-trade pacts that also help ease the transition for workers in uncompetitive industries have led to additional jobs. The US economy, for instance, saw immense job growth after the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)."
|