TPP: Genuine Breakthrough or Fast-Track Backwards?

Hodge Hall 111, Wednesday, December 2nd

On November 5th of this year, the U.S. finally disclosed the long-awaited text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), under negotiation for over five years. Described by Secretary of State Kerry as a “genuine breakthrough,” it encompasses twelve countries and forty percent of the world’s output—the largest free trade deal in history. If ratified, this 6,000-page agreement will have profound impacts on the worldwide economy, trans-national laws, medicine costs, and labor conditions, among many other areas.

Join Oxfam Club at Indiana University for a panel and discussion on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, its negotiation process, and its potential benefits and drawbacks. Speaking will be Professor Bauerle Danzman of International Studies, Professor Fidler of Maurer School of Law, and Professor Dau-Schmidt of Maurer School of Law.

The event will be held in Hodge Hall, Room 111, at 6 P.M. on Wednesday, December 2nd (the Wednesday after Thanksgiving). The event is free and open to the public, and free food will be provided.