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International trade has cost Americans millions of jobs. Investing in communities might offset those losses

Written by Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology

Some economists support policies that invest in communities and towns as the best way to offset job losses.Photo by Andrea Leopardi for Unsplash

Arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity, said former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. Globalization, the international trade in goods and services with minimal...

International trade has cost Americans millions of jobs. Investing in communities might offset those losses

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