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Proponents of the Central America Free Trade Agreement have conveniently ignored this fundamental fact: the effect of trade on incomes in Central America and how to alleviate the adverse consequences of trade liberalization on the poor.

Stephen F. Lynch

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Stephen F. Lynch
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 31
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