CBP Visiting Professor Francesco Duina

The Social Construction of Free Trade: The European Union, NAFTA, and Mercosur, an analysis written by Francesco Duina, has been named an "Outstanding Academic Title" by the editors of Choice magazine, published by the Association of College & Research Libraries.

Published in 2006 by Princeton University Press, Duina's book offers an innovative and compelling view of regional trade agreements. Duina challenges the common assumption that RTAs should be seen as fundamentally similar economic initiatives to promote free trade.

Francesco Duina is a visiting professor the International Center for Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School, and will stay in Copenhagen for the full academic year 2007-2008. Duina is also associate professor of sociology at Bates, where he joined the faculty in 2000.

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