NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
North American Free Trade Agreement - (NAFTA), accord establishing a free-trade zone in North America; it was signed in 1992 by Canada, Mexico, and the United States and took effect on Jan. 1, 1994. NAFTA immediately lifted tariffs on the majority of goods produced by the signatory nations. It also calls for the gradual elimination, over a period of 15 years, of most remaining barriers to Read More...
North American Free Trade Agreement - (NAFTA), accord establishing a free-trade zone in North America; it was signed in 1992 by Canada, Mexico, and the United States and took effect on Jan. 1, 1994. NAFTA immediately lifted tariffs on the majority of goods produced by the signatory nations. It also calls for the gradual elimination, over a period of 15 years, of most remaining barriers to cross-border investment and to the movement of goods and services among the three countries. Major industries affected include agriculture, automobile and textile manufacture, telecommunications, financial services, energy, and trucking. NAFTA also provides for labor and environmental cooperation among member countries. The pact contains provisions for the inclusion of additional member nations. Labor representatives have criticized NAFTA, claiming the agreement has led to numerous jobs lost in the United States because industries have moved plants to Mexico (see maquiladoras); NAFTA proponents point to the U.S. jobs created because of increased imports by Mexico and Canada. The agreement has negatively affected the economies of several Caribbean countries whose exports to the United States now compete with duty-free Mexican exports. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright© 2004, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved. |
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
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Encyclopedia of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the New American Community, and Latin-American Trade
by Jerry M. Rosenberg. 568 pgs.
As the prime force behind trade throughout the Western Hemisphere, the United States is emerging with two trade projects--the newly-signed North American Free Trade Agreement and the projected, New American Community. This volume provides a clear, concise guide to all aspects of the 5-volume NAFTA accord, its side agreements, and the unfolding New American Community. It covers specific issues, rationalizations, ideologies, controversies, and recommended actions. With special emphasis on the North American Free Trade Agreement, the volume will provide a major resource for both academics and decision makers in industry and government.
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North American Free Trade: Issues and Recommendations
by Diana E. Clark, Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Rosa M. Moreira, Lee L. Remick, Jeffrey J. Schott, Joanna M. Van Rooij. 369 pgs.
A clear, well-written, and comprehensive statement of a number of salient issues involving North American free trade-- summarized and referenced to more detailed source material for the interested reader.--Clark W. Reynolds, Stanford UniversityA first-rate piece of work . . . Its great value is that it will be used for some time as a reference document by experts who will want to delve more deeply into the specifics of the many technical issues covered.--Sidney Weintraub, University of Texas, AustinNegotiations toward a North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA) began in June 1991. This book assesses both the substances and the form of a prospective NAFTA. Part One examines the objectives of the United States, Mexico, and Canada in the NAFTA negotiations; the potential shape and contents of the agreement (including dispute-settlement and institutional issues); its possible extension to third countries; and its implications for multilateral trade negotiations and the GATT.Part Two examines the broad economic implications of a NAFTA for trade, investment, and employment; labor and environmental concerns that arise because of Mexico's lower level of economic development; and the cross-sectional issues of rules of origin and intellectual property.Part Three analyzes how the energy, auto, steel, textile, agricultural, and financial services sectors of the Mexican economy could be affected by a NAFTA, and the implications for U.S. and Canadian industries. Part Four summarizes the major conclusions and policy recommendations.
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The North American Free Trade Agreement: Labor, Industry, and Government Perspectives
by Mario F. Bognanno, Kathryn J. Ready. 256 pgs.
After more than two years of negotiations, in December 1992, the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States signed the North American Free Trade Agreement. During the months leading up to the signing, labor, industry, environment, and religious groups from the three countries actively debated and lobbied their respective trade negotiators to gain support for their particular concerns. Lobbying by these groups continues as policy deliberations shift from treaty negotiations to the submission of enabling legislation and, ultimately in the United States, congressional authorization. This volume brings together key spokespeople from labor, industry, and government, and presents the main arguments for and against the Free Trade Agreement as well as views on the Agreement's impact.
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The NAFTA Debate: Grappling with Unconventional Trade Issues
by M. Delal Baer, Sidney Weintraub. 211 pgs.
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This volume looks to the future to suggest the necessary widening and deeping of NAFTA to include the whole of the hemisphere.
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This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic, social, cultural and political dimensions of the evolving trilateral relationship among the three countries of North America. Contributors address such topics as energy, the environment, trade, labour, the maquiladora industrial sector of Mexico, the Mexican auto industry, and Canada-US cultural relations. While other publications have focused on US issues, this one emphasises Canada and Mexico, yet adds significantly to our understanding of the place of the United States in this evolving trilateral relationship.
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The NAFTA Puzzle: Political Parties and Trade in North America
by Charles F. Doran, Gregory P. Marchildon. 264 pgs.
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Policy Choices: Free Trade Among NAFTA Nations is the third volume in a series created to shed light on critical public policy issues in Michigan's future. The articles in this collection are dedicated to a single policy theme -- the effect of the integration of the North American economy on Michigan.
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NAFTA, WTO, and Global Business Strategy: How Aids, Trade, and Terrorism Affect Our Economic Future
by Bradly J. Condon. 229 pgs.
Condon examines how NAFTA, WTO, and global business affect the major issues of our time, such as AIDS, global security, and illegal immigration. NAFTA and WTO interact in ways that can make or break a company's strategy. Business strategists must consider the impact of today's rules and how future developments will affect them. However, this book is about more than just business. The globalization of law and business affects the lives of everyone.
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Green Politics and Global Trade: NAFTA and the Future of Environmental Politics
by John J. Audley. 212 pgs.
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"David Bacon reminds Americans of something we often forget: that NAFTA is meant to be a multilateral agreement, and that it was supposed to bring huge benefits to Mexico. Did it? Bravo to David Bacon for his tough-minded, unsparing portrait of working life at globalization's ground zero."--Ray Suarez, senior correspondent, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and author of "The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration"David Bacon brings to life the heroes and villains on the front lines of the battle for human dignity under NAFTA--the world's most extreme experiment in free market fundamentalism."--Sarah Anderson, Director, Global Economy Project, Institute for Policy Studies
"Built from vivid, firsthand accounts, this is an extraordinary mural portrait of a border that few North Americans know anything about: of a working class fighting for survival on the unequal playing ground of NAFTA, where labor rights are almost always dishonored and where activists often end up blacklisted, jailed, or even desparecido. Bacon wonderfully coveys the passion, urgency and historical importance of the daily struggles to humanize the cold ultra-capitalist world of NAFTA."--Mike Davis, author of "City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
"David Bacon has put a human face on the devastating impact of NAFTA on workers here and abroad. Our economic future as a nation depends on the knowledge contained in this book. A must read! !Si Se Puede!"--Dolores Huerta, Co-founder, United Farm Workers Union, President, Dolores Huerta Foundation
"David Bacon represents the fine old tradition of American working-class journalism at its best. He's gone everywhere--from tiny Mexicanvillages to the baking hot fields of California agribusiness--to get the real lowdown on NAFTA's effects on the blue collar people who hardly ever get a hearing in the mainstream press."--Barbara Ehrenreich, author of "Nickel
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Ruling the World: Power Politics and the Rise of Supranational Institutions (Chap. 7 "NAFTA and Beyond: Is Free Trade Contagious?")
by Lloyd Gruber. 316 pgs.
""Ruling the World" is based on a powerful insight. The arguments by Gruber are made very rigorously, and the research is carefully done. There are few works in the field of integration and institutions that have the scope of this book.... Gruber also writes very well and tells a great story. His style is simple, direct, and engaging. The book would be terrific for both graduate and undergraduate audiences."--James Caporaso, University of Washington.
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Regionalism, Multilateralism, and Economic Integration: The Recent Experience (Chap. 6 "The North American Free Trade Agreement")
by Gary P. Sampson, Stephen Woolcock. 364 pgs.
This publication considers whether regional trade agreements have led to a new form of economic co-operation, by promoting deeper integration in the regulatory structures of participating countries. An examination of recent experiences are found to show that, although there is no single model for deeper integration, regional trade agreements have generally more effective than more remote WTO procedures in facilitating trade and improving transparency. Regional processes and rules are found to have been consistent with the multilateral obligations of each party, with additional commitments in the regional agreements complementing WTO rules.
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Regions, Globalization and the Knowledge-Based Economy (Chap. 7 "Regional Integration: NAFTA and the Reconfiguration of North American Industry")
by John H. Dunning. 506 pgs.
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Mexico's Politics and Society in Transition (Chap. 8 "NAFTA and the WTO in the Transformation of Mexico's Economic System")
by Joseph S. Tulchin, Andrew D. Selee. 376 pgs.
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