This study explores public sentiment in relation to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) by analysing 18,481 tweets mentioning ACFTA over a three-month period. The findings highlight dominance of actors outside continent discourse on thus indicating importance diaspora and foreign interests framing debate influencing opinion continent. They also salient issues include its potent...

The industrialized Western powers, seeking free trade, raw materials and market, turned their faces to the underdeveloped states of Middle Far East in 19 th century. First Ottoman Empire, then China Japan became targets this process a short time. Empire was transformed into semi colony between 1856-1881. After China’s defeat against Japan, French British diplomats had discussed repeating policy...

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum launched a process that could ultimately produce the largest single act of trade liberalization in history. They agreed to " seriously consider " negotiating a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) and instructed their officials to " undertake further studies on ways and means to promote " the initiative so that they could address it at their...

Once again the impacts of free trade are at the forefront of international economic discussions. From renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, to Brexit, many nations are reanalyzing their views on international trade and globalization. This article examines the impacts of two major trade liberalization events on Texas manufacturing employ...

While the debate on whether countries should or should not sign trade agreements with selected partners continues, governments have significantly stepped up the rate at which they enter into such agreements. A number of such agreements have been signed lately and many more are under negotiation. Multinational firms get impacted by these agreements irrespective of whether these are beneficial to...