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1. Do you see free trade as a net value producer or destroyer? Why or why not?

2. With respect to Eastman Kodak, what opportunities exist in terms of reconciling its global strategy with national differentiation? E.g. are the competitive forces the same at home and abroad?

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I see free trade as a net value producer because it allows increasing bilateral trade among nations and allow consumers to purchase products that are not available in their own country. Free trade allows such customers to experience, identify need in their lives and purchase such new products which was previously not possible due to trade restrictions. Hence, free trade helps in ...

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