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Lessons from NAFTA for Latin America and the Caribbean / Daniel Lederman, William F. Maloney , Luis Serven.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lederman, Daniel, 1968-
- Series:
- Latin American development forum.
- Latin American development forum series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Free trade--Latin America.
- Free trade.
- Latin America--Commercial policy.
- Latin America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (549 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Palo Alto, CA : Stanford University Press ; Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2005.
- Summary:
- Analyzing the experience of Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Lessons from NAFTA aims to provide guidance to Latin American and Caribbean countries considering free trade agreements with the United States. The authors conclude that the treaty raised external trade and foreign investment inflows and had a modest effect on Mexico's average income per person. It is likely that the treaty also helped achieve a modest reduction in poverty and an improvement in job quality. This book will be of interest to scholars and policymakers interested in international trade and de
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Latin American Development Forum Series; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Lessons from NAFTA for Latin American and Caribbean Countries; Notes; References; 2 NAFTA and Convergence in North America: High Expectations, Big Events, Little Time; Appendix; Notes; References; 3 Macroeconomic Dynamics After NAFTA: Synchronization, Volatility, and Macroeconomic Policy Coordination; Notes; References; 4 NAFTA's Remaining Trade Barriers; Notes; References; 5 Factor Markets; Notes; References; 6 Innovation in Mexico: NAFTA Is Not Enough; Notes; References
- 7 NAFTA and the Trade Flows of Nonmember CountriesNotes; References; 8 The Impact of NAFTA on Foreign Investment in Third Countries; Notes; References; Index; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-08529-0
- 9786610085293
- 0-8213-8374-4
- 1-4175-6227-7
- OCLC:
- 727645656
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1596/0-8213-5813-8
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