NationStates Jolt Archive

Global Free Trade

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
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Category: Free Trade

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Largent


Description: The UN has long claimed a major goal is to raise the standard of living and help the world. This is why we propose the UNGFDA(United Nations Global Free Trade Agreement). This agreement will allow for the free trade of any good between any UN nations. This will always be in effect and no nation UN or not may come between the trade of two nations. This will help the economy for all nations and hopefully will attract new nations

Global Free Trade

A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.
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Category: Free Trade

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Largent


Description: The UN has long claimed a major goal is to raise the standard of living and help the world. This is why we propose the UNGFDA(United Nations Global Free Trade Agreement). This agreement will allow for the free trade of any good between any UN nations. This will always be in effect and no nation UN or not may come between the trade of two nations. This will help the economy for all nations and hopefully will attract new nations


Firstly - should it not be UNGFTA?

Secondly - I have no problem with prevent the UN from interfering with free trade, but would this force nations to accept all trade? Because I am fairly sure various nations have items which can not be traded within their borders, and so would not approve of being forced to trade them by the UN.

Thirdly - I am pretty sure that "no nation UN or not" is not within the scope of the UN powers. UN resolutions only apply to UN members, and can not seek to enforce themselves on non-UN nations :}

But aside from those minor points I have no problem with this as a proposal, and would be happy to vote for it should it come to the floor.

The Free Land of Durdani, noting the problems that have arisen from Free Trade in the past, will not support this resolution, and will not support it should it go to a UN vote.

To respond to all comments:

first problem-small typo(my mistake)

Second- No nations are forced to trade but all have access to free trade. You can't just send one nation stuff and expect something in return. Thats not how trade works.

Thirdly- The UN definatley has the power to stop non-UN nations from causing nations not to have access to free trade.

To respond to all comments:

first problem-small typo(my mistake)


I figured. I just thought I would mention it :}


Second- No nations are forced to trade but all have access to free trade. You can't just send one nation stuff and expect something in return. Thats not how trade works.


I get that. But say - for example - my nation has forbidden trade in diamonds. Cause we just don't like them.

Would this proposal force us to trade diamonds against our will? I am not saying we would just expect to get free stuff - we would trade. But we would not accept diamonds, nor would we export them. I am just curious how much we can limit what we trade.


Thirdly- The UN definatley has the power to stop non-UN nations from causing nations not to have access to free trade.

How? As far as I am aware the UN resolutions have no effect on nations that are not in the UN. So how is it possible this one could affect them? (I really am curious about this. I don't doubt your word - if you say it is so then why should I disbelieve you. I just want to know why!!!)

The Council of Enn does not agree with the sentiments of this proposal. We do not see free trade as being necessarily any better than other trading arrangements, and in some cases can be worse.
As such, we cannot support this proposal.

Well no one is forced to trade. If one nation has a conflict with another it wouldn't make any sense to have trade between them. You can always turn down trade bbut the point of this is to be able to have free trade with any freindly nation in the UN if you wish.

Also, this resolution wouldn't effect nations outside the UN. It is only so if some nation outside the UN decides to put some law into action to stop a certain UN nation from trading, this resolution would compell all UN nation to not recognise this and continue trading with the nation. I relise this is a slightly drastic example but some odd things happen in these forums.

I imagine this shouldn't be under "Mild", it does some fairly radical things for some UN nations. I think this sort of resolution would be welcomed by quite a few in the UN who are tired of restrictions in the UN. There is a future for this, even if it doesn't reach quorum.

The only way free trade will help most people is if it occurs after the currently unchecked transnational corporations are thoroughly reined in with supervision, requirements for fair treatment of employees and of the environment, and with limits imposed on the extent of their enterprise.