Making Trade Fairer Is More Important Than Making It Freer The argument under international trade policy that “Making trade fairer is more important than making it freer” is a sound policy proposition that has microeconomic and macroeconomic implications on the performance of local and international economics in aspects of employment, minimization of job losses, better provision of secure economic environments, cushioning the poor from the adverse effects of unfair working conditions, and better governance of trade. The policy of free trade is defined as “unrestricted international exchange of goods” (Theory of Free Trade, 2010). Despite the current trend in the policy of internationalization of trade, it is evident that making trade more freer than fair has had economic repercussions on a number of nations either with or without the absolute advantage of production for both developed and developing nations. Free trade in the context of the current study is based on governments allowing the forces of demand and supply to determine the movement of goods and services within their countries, without any government intervention or restrictions (Dewey 1975). On the other hand, making trade fairer is based on the underlying principle of government intervention or imposition of trade restrictions at certain instances, thus limiting the amount of trade and restricting the free play of the forces of demand and supply on goods and services across countries on the macroeconomic level (Theory of Free Trade, 2010). It is imperative to note that the forces of demand and supply underlie the operation on the net movement of products from one country to another, thus affecting the net supply and demand of imports and exports. Thus, free trade allows for the pricing of goods and services to be set by the forces of demand and supply. In essence, it also relates to the entry and exit of firms into and from the market with a typical example being the entry of Chinese firms and exit of firms from the apparel industry in the United States (Bryan & Farrell 1996). Making international free trade freer has had its toll on developed and developing economies in terms of employment and loss of jobs. Typical examples include job losses in the USA (Theory of Free Trade 2010). Despite the USA having a developed economy compared with other countries such as China, India, and Brazil, to mentioned a few, it is evident that making trade freer has had several American Jobs being sent oversees where the cost of production and labor is a fraction of the American job market (Ohmae 1995). Typically, that is based on the comparative advantage the developing nations have had over the USA. One of the comparative advantages experienced by the US is associated with job displacements. Job displacements include the shifting of manufacturing jobs and other jobs from the one country to another. A typical example is the shifting of jobs from the United States to other countries such as China (Zimmerman n.d; Theory of Free Trade 2010; Glickman & Woodward 1989). Statistical evidence provides data on the displacement of jobs over the years with the underlying reason being to make trade freer rather than fairer (French 1997). A typical illustration of the i