World Politics - Third World Poverty / Free Trade

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1) Rich nations should decrease their subsidies and tariffs so that third world farmers can trade their way out of debt.
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2) Rich nations should write off some debts of the poorest nations
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3) Aid and debt write offs should be subject to the governments of poor nations meeting minimum human rights standards
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4) There should be no conditions on debt relief to poor nations
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5) All countries should provide aid to a level of 0.7% of their GDP
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6) Free trade (no tariffs or subsidies) is the best way to solve world poverty
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7) All nations should sign a treaty defining basic rights of all workers internationally, and disallowing importation of any goods where these rights have been abused
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8) Countries should have tariffs and subsidies to prevent other countries harming local industry
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9) The benefits to a country from allowing unlimited foreign investment outweigh the profits lost overseas as a result
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10) Foreign aid should not be subject to governments selling public assets or modifying rules on foreign investment.
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11) NZ should end the nuclear free status to gain a free trade deal with USA
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12) In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the US adinistration appeared more concerned about protecting small consumer goods from looters, than delivering aid quickly.
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13) NZ should enter into a free trade deal with China
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