Download or read book The Selling of Free Trade written by John R. MacArthur and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-10-16 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the publisher. The Selling of "Free Trade" shows how Washington works to accomplish political or economic goals, even when confronted with widespread popular opposition. MacArthur chronicles the brutal and expensive campaign in 1993 that led to passage of the poorly understood, highly controversial law creating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).