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The Secret Protectionism Buried Inside NAFTA

NPR | By Zoe Chace

Published December 26, 2013 at 4:02 AM EST

The Secret Protectionism Buried Inside NAFTA

Copyright 2013 NPR

Zoe Chace

Zoe Chace explains the mysteries of the global economy for NPR's Planet Money. As a reporter for the team, Chace knows how to find compelling stories in unlikely places, including a lollipop factory in Ohio struggling to stay open, a pasta plant in Italy where everyone calls in sick, and a recording studio in New York mixing Rihanna's next hit.

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