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Article: BALANCING NAFTA AND NEIGHBORHOOD.(Editorial)(Column)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- April 13, 1996
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Byline: Thomas Friedman The New York Times
I was in Asia a few weeks ago when the Australians held their national elections, and I was struck by how much of their campaign revolved around biscuits and bathing suits. Therein lies a revealing tale.
The issue in Australia was this: The conservative John Howard, who heads Australia's Liberal Party, claimed that Paul Keating's ruling Labor Party, in its zeal to integrate Australia with the global economy and become more open to foreign investment, created a situation in which Australia's most cherished products were being bought up by global corporations based abroad. Howard charged that Australians were ...