“Free-trade zones such as the EU and NAFTA lead a double life: They can promote free trade among members, but they pose serious trade obstacles for nonmembers.” Do you think the net effects of trade blocks are good or bad for world trade? Why? How do the efforts of the WTO relate to these trade blocks?

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