LEADER 02415nam 22004813u 450 001 9910808321703321 005 20240314002347.0 010 $a1-927131-90-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000405665 035 $a(EBL)1222524 035 $a(OCoLC)854973935 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1222524 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000405665 100 $a20151012d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHidden Agendas$b[electronic resource] $eWhat We Need to Know about the TPPA 205 $a1st ed. 210 $cBridget Williams Books$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (140 p.) 225 1 $aBWB Texts ;$vv.5 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 327 $a""Contents""; ""Introducing BWB Texts""; ""Introduction""; ""The Elephant in the Room: The Geopolitics of the TPPA""; ""A Threat to New Zealand's Autonomy: Behind the Border Disciplines""; ""Amidst Obsessive Secrecy: Contemporary Examples""; ""No Convincing Economic Rationale: The Economics of the TPPA""; ""A Contemptuous Process: Constitutional Concerns""; ""Useful Websites""; ""Endnotes""; ""About the Author""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""No Ordinary Deal: Unmasking the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement""; ""Copyright and Publisher Information"" 330 $a 'Forget the label ""free trade agreement"". The TPPA, under negotiation between New Zealand, the USA and ten other countries, is a direct assault on our right to decide our own future.' In this hard-hitting BWB Text, Professor Jane Kelsey picks apart the current negotiations surrounding the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) and comes to some disturbing conclusions. Such a treaty, she says in this new work, has little credible economic rationale but could have potentially dangerous effects on our ability to decide for ourselves how we address the economic, environmental, soc 410 0$aBWB Texts 606 $aBusiness 606 $aEconomics 606 $aGeopolitics 615 4$aBusiness. 615 4$aEconomics. 615 4$aGeopolitics. 676 $a305.42 700 $aKelsey$b Jane$01629275 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808321703321 996 $aHidden Agendas$93966904 997 $aUNINA